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That Romantic Figure in the Licensed Quarter at Dawn (Sono yukari kuruwa no akebono)

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych, creped; 21.7 x 46.8 cm (8 9/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1963.5a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1900)
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