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“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)click to zoom
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“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)

Kitagawa Utamaro
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Classification
Prints
Dated
ca. 1798
Pixels
2603 × 3838
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Kitagawa Utamaro. “The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen), ca. 1798. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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