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Two Beauties Reading a Letter

Two Beauties Reading a Letter

1775–1805

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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