Tesage andon|The Hand Lantern — Kitao Shigemasa | DiscoverArt

Kitao Shigemasa

Tesage andon|The Hand Lantern

ca. 1790

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

37.1 × 24.8 cm (14.6 × 9.8 in)

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