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Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival

Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1800–1861

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 52.5 × W. 18.6 cm (20 11/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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