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Japanese Scrolls, Shunsen and Images of the Exotic

The Toshidama Gallery is currently showing an important collection of five vertical diptychs by the artist Katsukawa Shunsen (1762-1830). All five in the set were once mounted on hanging scrolls that were considerably longer than the double oban print. The … Continue reading

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