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Yanagawa Shigenobu II

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

late 1820s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
20.8 × 18.2 cm (8.2 × 7.2 in)

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