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Print, Town Prosperous with Tanabata Festival (Shichu han-ei, Tanabata matsuri) From the Series One hundred Views of Edo

This is a Print. It was created by Ando Hiroshige. It is dated 1857 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is woodblock print in colored ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson.

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廣重筆

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Print, Town Prosperous with Tanabata Festival (Shichu han-ei, Tanabata matsuri) From the Series One hundred Views of Edo; Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 - 1858); Japan; woodblock print in colored ink on paper; Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson; 1941-31-296

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