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Kitagawa Utamaro

The Courtesan Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

c. 1797
Color woodblock print; oban
33.7 × 25.1 cm (13.3 × 9.9 in)

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