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Couple Reading a Letter by Suzuki Harunobu — VisualArtsDB

Couple Reading a Letter

Couple Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu

1765–1770

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 27.4 × 20.4 cm (10 3/4 × 8 in.)
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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