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Woman with Shamisen Reading by Yanagawa Shigenobu — VisualArtsDB

Woman with Shamisen Reading

Woman with Shamisen Reading

Yanagawa Shigenobu

1820–1825

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 21.1cm x W. 37.3 cm (8 5/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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