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Katsushika Hokusai

百人一首　乳母かゑとき　柿本人麿|Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1839
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
25.1 × 35.6 cm (9.9 × 14 in)

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