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Kitagawa Utamaro

The Courtesan Matsukaze of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

c. 1797
Color woodblock print; oban
26.7 × 23.9 cm (10.5 × 9.4 in)

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