Mid Edo period, 1785
paper: H. 36 x W. 53.7 cm (14 3/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
First panel from an "ōban" pentaptych: Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
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