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The Palace in the Moon by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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The Palace in the Moon

The Palace in the Moon

The Palace in the Moon

Kitagawa Utamaro

1789

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 14 11/16 in. (23.8 x 37.3 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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