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Katsukawa Shunsho

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu"

c. 1774
Color woodblock print; oban
39.5 × 28.2 cm (15.6 × 11.1 in)

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