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

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: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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A Child Lighting Fireworks, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

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A Wife of the Middle Rank (Chubon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

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Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, right (Furyu hana no ka asobi, jo)

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Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

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Two Ladies, Each with a Portion of a Lacquered Mirror

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