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The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei

Ippitsusai Bunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colored woodblock print with a man and woman; to the left, a man holds an umbrella and looks to the right; woman on right side behind a lattice window; building behind; Japanese characters at top and on right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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