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The Scoop-Net by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

The Scoop-Net

The Scoop-Net

Kitagawa Utamaro

1795–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: Overall 37.0 × 74.6 cm; 37.0 × 25.0 cm (left sheet), 36.9 × 24.9 cm (center sheet), 37.0 × 24.7 cm (right sheet)
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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