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Two Actors in a Yari-odori, i.e. Spear Dance by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

Two Actors in a Yari-odori, i.e. Spear Dance

Two Actors in a Yari-odori, i.e. Spear Dance

Okumura Masanobu

1710–1713

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (26.4 x 37.5 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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