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Torii Kiyonaga

Two Geisha Struggling for a Letter (Fumi no arasoi), from the series "Flowers of Nakasu (Nakasu no hana)"

c. 1781
Color woodblock print; chuban
25.7 × 18.8 cm (10.1 × 7.4 in)

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