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A Practical Joke by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

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A Practical Joke

A Practical Joke

A Practical Joke

1772–1792

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 9/16in. (35.9 x 24.3cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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