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The Niwaka Performers

The Niwaka Performers

Kitagawa Utamaro

1785–1805

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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