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Torii Kiyonaga

The First Calligraphy of the New Year (Kissho hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

c. 1787
Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book
25.2 × 38 cm (9.9 × 15 in)

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