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Kanpei's Wife Okaru by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Kanpei's Wife Okaru

Kanpei's Wife Okaru

Kitagawa Utamaro

1806

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.4 × 24.1 cm) (image, sheet, ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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