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The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色 by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色

The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色

The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色

Kitagawa Utamaro

1794–1795

Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (25.8 × 19 cm)
Genre: Illustrated books
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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