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Torii Kiyonaga

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

c. 1787
Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression
25.4 × 38.2 cm (10 × 15 in)

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