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Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Katsukawa Shunsho

1767–1799

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Pillar print; Image: 28 x 5 3/16 in. (71.1 x 13.2 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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