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Kanchkotsuritsu Shuki, bare-chested and tattooed, on a balcony overlooking a river. In his bow, a humming-bulb arrow containing a secret message. by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Japanese Woodblock print

Kanchkotsuritsu Shuki, bare-chested and tattooed, on a balcony overlooking a river. In his bow, a humming-bulb arrow containing a secret message.

by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ukiyo-e
Medium:
Woodblock print
Source:
Art of Japan

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