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Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

よしわらの躰　揚屋町入り口|The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)

1681–84
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
25.7 × 38.6 cm (10.1 × 15.2 in)

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