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Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen by Nishikawa Sukenobu — VisualArtsDB

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Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Young Lady Taking a Lesson on the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

1615–1868

Medium: Woodblock print (hand-colored); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (22.2 x 16.5 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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