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A New Year's Dance

Artists

Kitao ShigemasaArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock printed "surimono"; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 25.8 x W. 37.7 cm (10 3/16 x 14 13/16 in.) block: H. 22 x W. 37.1 cm (8 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.)

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