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Man and Courtesan Smoking Pipes by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Man and Courtesan Smoking Pipes

Man and Courtesan Smoking Pipes

Man and Courtesan Smoking Pipes

Kitagawa Utamaro

1804

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (38.3 × 25.3 cm) (image, vertical ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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