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Hishikawa Moronobu

A Collection of Flowers and Birds (Kacho zukushi)

Edo period (1615-1868), 1683
Woodblock-printed book, sumizuri-e
25.5 × 18.5 cm (10 × 7.3 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

This volume of ten sheets depicts twenty-six birds and flowers, with extraordinary attention to detail. Here we see a group of cranes at the seashore.

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