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Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese
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『五色染六歌仙』 僧正遍昭
Title: “The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)
Artist:
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1798
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Accession Number: JP974
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