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The Second Son by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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The Second Son

The Second Son

The Second Son

Kitagawa Utamaro

1805

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (37.4 × 24.4 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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