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Bandō Minosuke No Mitsuhida
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI1825

解説CONTEXT

Utagawa Toyokuni composed this work in 1825, during the Edo period—a moment when prints like this one passed quietly from hand to hand, carried in sleeves, traded between friends.

TITLE: Bandō Minosuke No Mitsuhida
ARTIST: Utagawa Toyokuni
YEAR: 1825
MEDIUM: Woodblock print, color, 35.5 × 23.4 cm

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