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Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

36.2 x 25.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 in.)

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