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Making Love by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Making Love

Making Love

Kitagawa Utamaro

1753–1806

Medium: color woodblock print
Dimensions: Sheet: 36 x 23.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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