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The Hand Lantern by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

The Hand Lantern

The Hand Lantern

Kitao Shigemasa

1780–1810

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (37.1 x 24.8 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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