Art Institute of Chicago
The Smitten Thunder God Delivering a Love Letter to a Courtesan
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
- Date
- c. 1767/68
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; hashira-e
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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