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Kitagawa Utamaro

Embarking on Pleasure Boats in Summer, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1

New Year, 1801
Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book

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