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Torii Kiyomasu II

High-Ranking Courtesans of the Three Capitals - A Set of Three (Santo tayu sanpukutsui)

c. 1740
Hand-colored woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, urushi-e
33.7 × 48.1 cm (13.3 × 18.9 in)

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