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Modern Beauty Practicing Jōruri Music (Tōsei jō jōruri) by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Modern Beauty Practicing Jōruri Music (Tōsei jō jōruri)

Modern Beauty Practicing Jōruri Music (Tōsei jō jōruri)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
Dimensions: 56.8 × 25.2 cm (22 3/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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