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Two Beauties by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Two Beauties

Two Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro

1791–1814

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 40 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (103.5 x 31.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 69 11/16 x 19 1/2 in. (177 x 49.5 cm) with ivory rollers (dia. 15/16 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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