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

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Parody of Minamoto no Yoritomo releasing cranes at Yuigahama

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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