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The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The View from Komagata Hall, from the series "Eight Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan hakkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga · 1777

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Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Date
1777
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
26.2 × 19.6 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Collection
Arts of Asia
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
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