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喜多川歌麿画 琴棋書画|The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga) by Kitagawa Utamaro

喜多川歌麿画 琴棋書画|The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)

Kitagawa Utamaro · 1778

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Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
1778
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
15 x 30 in. (38.1 x 76.2 cm)
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Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro, a master of ukiyo-e, captivated Edo Japan with his exquisite 'large-headed pictures of beautiful women' in the 1790s.

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