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Parody of Minamoto no Yoritomo releasing cranes at Yuigahama by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Parody of Minamoto no Yoritomo releasing cranes at Yuigahama

Parody of Minamoto no Yoritomo releasing cranes at Yuigahama

Kitagawa Utamaro

1756–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: 37.3 × 74.9 cm (14 11/16 × 29 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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