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Reading and Playing Shamisen in Winter by Utagawa Toyokuni I — VisualArtsDB

Reading and Playing Shamisen in Winter

Reading and Playing Shamisen in Winter

Utagawa Toyokuni I

1769–1825

Medium: Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions: 21.8 × 19.6 cm (8 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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