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Women Weaving Silk Cloth by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro

1790–1810

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (37.8 x 24.8 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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