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Woman Playing on the Shamisen by Kubo Shunman — VisualArtsDB

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Woman Playing on the Shamisen

Woman Playing on the Shamisen

1815

Medium: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (20.2 x 17.9 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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