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Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

c. 1820
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
21.2 × 18.5 cm (8.3 × 7.3 in)

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