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Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

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Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Kitao Shigemasa

1760–1780

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (27 x 19.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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