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Actor Yamashita Mangiku as a Singing Nun (Uta bikuni)

(Japanese, active about 1789–1801)
1791 (Kansei 3), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.4 x 13.8 cm (12 3/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.6177
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
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