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Nishimura Shigenaga

Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)

c. 1748
Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
32.1 × 45.1 cm (12.6 × 17.8 in)

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