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Young Woman Reading a Text

(Japanese, dates unknown)
(Japanese, 1749–1823)
about Kanpô (1741–44) - Hôreki (1751–64) eras
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 62.4 x 23.1 cm (24 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession number19.271
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ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.
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Three Women Arranging Flowers
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