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Narihira's Journey to the East by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Narihira's Journey to the East

Narihira's Journey to the East

Narihira's Journey to the East

Kitagawa Utamaro

1787–1807

Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 15 1/8 x 30 in. (38.4 x 76.2 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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