Brush: Lady Wei (Fude: Ei fujin), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren bunbo shiyu)"

People: Gakutei, Harunobu
Time: 1822-1832
Owner Organization: Art Institute of Chicago

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