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Classification

Prints

Medium

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" diptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

35.7 x 22.5 cm (14 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

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