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Japanese box with “ardent lover” theme in togidashi on a rō-iro background, signed Katsukawa Shunshō, early 19th century. A young woman takes black tooth stain from a bowl held by her attendant and squirts from her lips the characters for “perseverance in love.” In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 21.6 × 25 × 5 cm.
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Japanese box with “ardent lover” theme in togidashi on a rō-iro background, signed Katsukawa Shunshō, early 19th century. A young woman takes black tooth stain from a bowl held by her attendant and squirts from her lips the characters for “perseverance in love.” In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 21.6 × 25 × 5 cm.
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