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Suzuki Harunobu

百人一首　素性法師|Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97)

ca. 1767–68
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with embossing (karazuri)
27.6 × 20.3 cm (10.9 × 8 in)

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