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Kitao Shigemasa

Autumn Flowers: Peonies and Bellflowers, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. ２

1776
Color woodblock print; single-page illustration cut from a book
21.9 × 50.6 cm (8.6 × 19.9 in)

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