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『青楼繪本年中行事』|Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji)

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Title: 『青楼繪本年中行事』|Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji)
Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Date Created: 1804
Physical Dimensions: each: 9 × 6 5/16 in. (22.8 × 16 cm)
Type: Illustrated books
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78746
Medium: Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan

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