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Kitagawa Utamaro

『北国五色墨』「おいらん」|“High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),

1794–95
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
37.5 × 24.8 cm (14.8 × 9.8 in)

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