Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore

Okumura Masanobu Japanese

ca. 1748

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Title: Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore
Artist: Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1748
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 27 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (70.2 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: JP189
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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