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Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Song Book by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

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Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Song Book

Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Song Book

Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Song Book

Kitao Shigemasa

1772–1782

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 38.8 × 25.8 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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