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Two Beauties on a Veranda by Kitao Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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Hanging scroll
Two Beauties on a Veranda

Two Beauties on a Veranda

Two Beauties on a Veranda

1785–1821

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Dimensions: 37.2 × 61.5 cm (14 5/8 × 24 1/4 in.); Overall with mount and knobs: 141.1 × 84.8 cm (55 1/2 × 33 3/8 in.)
Genre: Hanging scroll
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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