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Geisha, probably a Singing Girl by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Geisha, probably a Singing Girl

Geisha, probably a Singing Girl

Geisha, probably a Singing Girl

Kitagawa Utamaro

1754–1806

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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