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Years ago, a friend gave this to me. I don't know much about the art piece but I think the artist is Kitagawa Utamaro. It looks like women playing musical instruments. Size: 2.5 inch X 3.75 inch. I assume it is a tiny print of a woodblock but not sure because I can see the colored ink bled through the paper. Any feedback? Thanks!
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Signed Kitagawa Utamaro. Can not tell from photo if original or page out of book cut down that some asian art expert put in a frame. Can not count the times I opened up a frame and found a page out of a history book. Size suggests the 52 deck poker cards which I have also found cut down and framed. Some on eBay item # 121028603126 Can not tell from photo if original.
I just added two additional photos of the piece. Maybe that will help. I think you're right-- The dimensions are small so it is most likely a book page or similar.