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Peonies by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Peonies

Peonies

Kitagawa Utamaro

1753–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 16.9 × 47.2 cm (6 11/16 × 18 5/8 in.)
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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