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The Idle Broom by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

The Idle Broom

The Idle Broom

1770–1790

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 27 7/16 in. (69.7 cm); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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