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Act 2 by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Act 2

Kitagawa Utamaro

1810

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 6 in. (31.4 × 15.3 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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