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Seki Sanjurō No Umeōmaru
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI1818

解説CONTEXT

Utagawa Toyokuni composed this work in 1818, during the Edo period—a moment when prints like this one passed quietly from hand to hand, carried in sleeves, traded between friends.

TITLE: Seki Sanjurō No Umeōmaru
ARTIST: Utagawa Toyokuni
YEAR: 1818
MEDIUM: Woodblock print, color, 37.4 × 25.2 cm

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