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Chinese Woman Looking in a Box with Spiderwebs in it

Chinese Woman Looking in a Box with Spiderwebs in it

(Japanese, 1786?–1868)
1890s copy of 1820s original
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.6 x 18.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession number52.1404
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)
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