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Oiran and Actor Reading a Manuscript by Utagawa Toyokuni — VisualArtsDB

Oiran and Actor Reading a Manuscript

Oiran and Actor Reading a Manuscript

Utagawa Toyokuni

1800

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper.
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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