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Yoshu ChikanobuA Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).1896
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- Creator:Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 - 1912, Japanese)
- Creation Year:1896
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 11.34 in (28.8 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 916921stDibs: LU141929046222
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