A Theatrical Parody of the Sixteen Arhats

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Edo period (1615-1868), 1847-1852

Titles 16 Rakan (Former title)
Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797 - 1861
Medium ink and color on paper (triptych)
Credit Line Bequest of Professor William J. Dorn, 2007.24a-c
Object Name woodblock prints
Classification Prints

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