The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色

preface dated 1794
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  • 春の色
  • Title: The Colors of Spring (Haru no iro) 春の色
  • Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: preface dated 1794
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (25.8 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.858
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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