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風流七小町 通ひ|Young MotHer Nursing Her Baby by Kitagawa Utamaro

風流七小町 通ひ|Young MotHer Nursing Her Baby

Kitagawa Utamaro · 1754

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Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
1754
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 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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