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Heron Maiden by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Heron Maiden

Heron Maiden

Heron Maiden

Kitagawa Utamaro

1793

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper with mica
Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (37.47 × 23.81 cm) (vertical ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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