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Woman Bending to Embrace Child

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 36.2 cm x W. 24.0 cm (14 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)

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Couple Lighting Pipes Under a Plum Tree Hung with Poem-Slips

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