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Flying kites over old Edo on a festival in early spring; a fire watchtower looms in the foreground and Fuji is visible in the distance. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century.
Title: Flying kites over old Edo on a festival in early spring; a fire watchtower looms in the foreground and Fuji is visible in the distance. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century.
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Lettering: Gekko.
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