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Scene from a Shosa Act by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

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Scene from a Shosa Act

Scene from a Shosa Act

Scene from a Shosa Act

1778–1798

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 x 10 1/8 in. (38.1 x 25.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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