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Mitsukuni defying the skeleton spectre conjured up by Princess Takiyasha

Mitsukuni defying the skeleton spectre conjured up by Princess Takiyasha
(Souma no furudairi yokai ga shadokuro to tatakau oya notarou Mitsukuni)
 (c. 1844)

Medium
colour woodblock
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer, 2022
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
37.4 × 75.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Accession Number
2022.334
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer, 2022
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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