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The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters by Utagawa Toyokuni I — VisualArtsDB

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The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters

The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters

The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters

Utagawa Toyokuni I

1784–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych
Dimensions: 38.7 × 26.7 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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