Young Man with Symbols of the First Dream of the New Year

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Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Date: 1777
Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e, right sheet of diptych
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: 74.1 × 11.9 cm (29 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
Collection: Arts of Asia
Culture: Japan
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener

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