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Kitao Shigemasa

判子と赤肉箱|Seals and a Carved Lacquer Container for Seal Ink

1817
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
14.1 × 18.6 cm (5.6 × 7.3 in)

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