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Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")
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Woodblock PrintUkiyo-e

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Created c. 1795/96

Curatorial Overview

“Iconic Japanese Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock print from the Edo/Meiji era.”

MediumColor woodblock print; oban
Dimensions37.1 × 24.2 cm (14 5/8 × 9 9/16 in.)
OriginJapanese
InstitutionThe Art Institute of Chicago
Accession No.1928.1043
Credit LineClarence Buckingham Collection
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