PrintsJapanese

Men and women in front of a building, one sheet of a multi-sheet print

Artists

Kitagawa TsukimaroArtist

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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