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The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

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The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing

The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing

The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing

Ippitsusai Buncho

1759–1779

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 3/5 x 5 1/2 in. (29.5 x 14 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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