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Hishikawa Moronobu

A House of Courtesans, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)"

c. 1681/84
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
31.6 × 46.7 cm (12.4 × 18.4 in)

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