DETAILS
- Artist
- Kubo Shunman
- Date
- 1741
- Location
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Culture
- Japan
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THE ARTIST
Kubo Shunman
Kubo Shunman, a prolific 18th-century Japanese artist, masterfully blended ukiyo-e printmaking with poetry, even designing deluxe prints for fellow artists like Hokusai.
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