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shunga

Also known as: shunga
Scope note: Shunga ('spring pictures') are explicitly erotic Japanese paintings, prints and book illustrations produced in large quantities, mainly during the Edo period (1600-1868). Most examples are by Ukiyo-e or 'Floating World' school artists such as Utamaro and Hokusai. The additional Object Names 'painting', 'print' or 'illustrated book' should be added as appropriate. The Subject 'eroticism/sex' should also be entered.
Broader terms: x9883; visual representation

257 related objects

album; egoyomi; shunga

Title: Zoi-cho 増衣帖 |
Museum number: 1973,0723,0.35 |
Producer name: Print artist:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉)School of/style of:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1814-1826 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2006,0803,0.2 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1830s |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2004,0329,0.2 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1832-1835 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2004,0329,0.3 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1832-1835 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2006,0803,0.3 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1830s |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Title: Sono san 其三 |
Museum number: 2005,0719,0.2 |
Producer name: BIOG3374 Painted by:Toyohara Kunichika (豊原国周) |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1850s-1860s |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2004,0329,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1832-1835 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

drawing; shunga

Museum number: 2006,0803,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Painted by:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1830s |
Production place: Made in:Edo

egoyomi; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.47 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Cultures/periods: x13725 Bunsei Era |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

egoyomi; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.42 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Cultures/periods: x13725 Bunsei Era |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

egoyomi; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.43 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

egoyomi; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.49 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

egoyomi; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.54 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Cultures/periods: x13725 Bunsei Era |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

handscroll; painting; shunga

Museum number: 2012,3021.1 |
Cultures/periods: Momoyama PeriodEdo Period |
Production date: 17thC(early) |
Production place: Painted in:Kyoto-shi

illustrated book; print; shunga

Title: Ehon haikai yobuko-dori 会本拝開夜婦子取 |
Museum number: 2008,3027.1 |
Producer name: BIOG6025 Print artist:Katsukawa Shunsho (勝川春章) |
Cultures/periods: x117348 Tenmei Era |
Production date: 1788 |
Production place: Published in:Edo

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: (Shunka shuto) Shiki no nagame (春夏秋冬) 色の詠 |
Museum number: 1981,0813,0.1.1 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: Edo PeriodBunsei Era |
Production date: 1827-1829 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Shinobu-zuri |
Museum number: OA+,0.468 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Kagetsujō 華月帖 |
Museum number: 2012,3022.1 |
Producer name: Written by:Itō Genbei 伊東源平ヱWritten by:Kamo no Suetaka 加茂季鷹 |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1836 |
Production place: Published in:Japan

illustrated book; print; shunga

Title: Furyu juniki no eiga 風流十二季の栄花 |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.6 |
Producer name: BIOG3277 Print artist:Isoda Koryusai (磯田湖龍齋) |
Cultures/periods: Edo PeriodAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: (Shunka shuto) Shiki no nagame (春夏秋冬) 色の詠 |
Museum number: 1981,0813,0.1.2 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: Edo PeriodBunsei Era |
Production date: 1827-1829 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; album; shunga; print

Title: (Shunshoku) Koi no Minamoto （春色）恋之美成茂登 |
Museum number: OA+,0.471 |
Producer name: BIOG3795 Author:Ikkokai Meshimori (一光開飯盛) |
Production date: 1830-1839 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; print; shunga

Title: Ehon kiku no tsuyu 艶本きくの露 |
Museum number: 1979,0305,0.173 |
Producer name: Print artist:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿)Written by:Jinkyotei (腎虚亭) |
Cultures/periods: x117348 Tenmei Era |
Production date: 1786 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Ehon kaichu kagami 絵本開中鏡 |
Museum number: OA+,0.465.1-3 |
Producer name: Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III)Author:Utei Enba II |
Production date: 1823 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Nana kuruwa hana no iro-dori 七廓花の色取 |
Museum number: OA+,0.457 |
Production date: 1860-1879 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Ehon warai jogo 絵本笑上戸 |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.4 |
Producer name: BIOG7171 Print artist:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) |
Cultures/periods: x14135 Kyowa Era |
Production date: 1803 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; print; shunga

Title: Ehon tsuhi no hinagata 絵本つひの雛形 or Ehon tsui no hinagata |
Museum number: OA+,0.141.1-11 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 Print artist:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Cultures/periods: x13719 Bunka Era |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: (Ehon) Toko no ume 艶本床の梅 |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.7 |
Producer name: Print artist:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿)Written by:Shikitei Sanba (式亭三馬) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Ehon mime kurabe 艶本美女競 |
Museum number: OA+,0.472.1-2 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Print artist:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1830-1839 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; print; shunga

Museum number: 1972,0724,0.5 |
Producer name: BIOG1797 Attributed to:Teisai Hokuba (蹄斎北馬) |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Ehon shiki no hana |
Museum number: OA+,0.467 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Yusuzumi Ryogoku Miyage |
Museum number: OA+,0.469 |
Production date: 1860-1869 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Shugen iro-naoshi 祝言色女男思 |
Museum number: OA+,0.464.1-2 |
Producer name: BIOG3428 Print artist:Utagawa Kunitora (歌川国虎) |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: (Shunka shuto) Shiki no nagame (春夏秋冬) 色の詠 |
Museum number: 1981,0813,0.1.3 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: Edo PeriodBunsei Era |
Production date: 1827-1829 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Hyakki yagyo 百鬼夜行 |
Museum number: OA+,0.466.1-3 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: (Shunka shuto) Shiki no nagame (春夏秋冬) 色の詠 |
Museum number: 1981,0813,0.1.4 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: Edo PeriodBunsei Era |
Production date: 1827-1829 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Inaka Genji |
Museum number: OA+,0.470 |
Production date: 1860-1879 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; shunga; print

Title: Shunshoku hatsune no ume 春色初音之六女 |
Museum number: OA+,0.463.1-3 |
Producer name: BIOG3414 Print artist:Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1842 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

illustrated book; print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.111.1-8 |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

newspaper/periodical; shunga

Title: Aka to kuro, vol.1, no.1 赤と黒, vol.1, no.1 |
Museum number: 2006,0120,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG165572 Published by:Rifain-sha (リファイン社) |
Cultures/periods: x14537 Showa Era |
Production date: 1 September 1946 |
Production place: Published in:Tokyo-to

painting; shunga

Museum number: 1996,1002,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG5560 Painted by:Tsukioka Settei (月岡雪鼎) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: 1980,0325,0.1 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1651-1700 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.138 |
Producer name: BIOG3438 Attributed to an Apprentice/Pupil of:Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1848-1868 |
Production place: Painted in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Title: Nyogogashima 女護島 |
Museum number: OA+,0.139 |
Production date: 1826-1875 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: 1978,0123,0.2 |
Producer name: BIOG6922 Painted by:Utagawa Toyoharu (歌川豊春) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1789-1801 |
Production place: Painted in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: 2015,3044.1 |
Producer name: BIOG811 Painted by:Chobunsai Eishi (鳥文斎栄之) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1790s |
Production place: Made in:Japan

painting; shunga

Museum number: 1986,0815,0.1-12 |
Producer name: BIOG7171 After:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) |
Production date: 1900 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.434 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 17thc(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: 1980,0325,0.4 |
Producer name: BIOG5970 Attributed to:Katsukawa Shun'ei (勝川春英) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

painting; shunga

Museum number: 1996,1002,0.2 |
Producer name: BIOG5560 Painted by:Tsukioka Settei (月岡雪鼎) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

painting; shunga

Museum number: 1986,0522,0.1 |
Production date: 17thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

painting; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.140 |
Producer name: BIOG7757 Painted by:Hishikawa Morohira (菱川師平) |
Cultures/periods: x13905 Genroku Era |
Production date: 1688-1704 |
Production place: Painted in:Japan

painting; shunga

Museum number: 1985,0615,0.1 |
Production date: 20thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.77 |
Producer name: BIOG3277 Attributed to:Isoda Koryusai (磯田湖龍齋) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.71 |
Producer name: BIOG3082 Print artist:Torii Kiyonobu I (鳥居清信 I) |
Cultures/periods: x13951 Hoei Era |
Production date: 1704-1711 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Title: Furyu enshoku Mane'emon 風流艶色真似ゑもん |
Museum number: OA+,0.76 |
Producer name: BIOG1511 After:Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1769-1773 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.70 |
Producer name: BIOG3082 Print artist:Torii Kiyonobu I (鳥居清信 I) |
Cultures/periods: x13951 Hoei Era |
Production date: 1704-1711 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.84 |
Producer name: BIOG1511 Manner/Style of:Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1769-1770 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.82 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Isoda Koryusai (磯田湖龍齋)Manner/Style of:Shiba Kokan (司馬江漢) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.95 |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Title: Negai no itoguchi ねがいの糸口 |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.15 |
Producer name: BIOG7171 Print artist:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1799 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.69 |
Producer name: BIOG3082 Print artist:Torii Kiyonobu I (鳥居清信 I) |
Cultures/periods: x13951 Hoei Era |
Production date: 1704-1711 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Title: Hitoe giri mikaiko ni tsubaki 一重切未開紅ニ椿 |
Museum number: OA+,0.92 |
Producer name: BIOG3038 Attributed to:Kitao Sekkosai 北尾雪坑斎 |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.83 |
Producer name: BIOG1511 Manner/Style of:Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Title: Mane'emon no. 7 まねへもん七 Furyu enshoku Mane'emon 風流艶色真似ゑもん |
Museum number: OA+,0.89 |
Producer name: Print artist:Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信)Author:Komatsuya (小松屋) |
Cultures/periods: x14226 Meiwa Era |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.85 |
Producer name: BIOG3277 Attributed to:Isoda Koryusai (磯田湖龍齋) |
Cultures/periods: x13599 An'ei Era |
Production date: 1772-1774 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.74 |
Producer name: BIOG1511 After:Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信) |
Cultures/periods: Meiwa EraAn'ei Era |
Production date: 1769-1773 |
Production place: Made in:Edo

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.438.1 |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.438.2 |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

print; shunga

Museum number: 2003,0821,0.2 |
Production date: 1780-1808 |
Production place: Made in:Osaka-shi

print; book-illustration; shunga

Title: Kinoe no komatsu 喜能会之故真通 |
Museum number: OA+,0.109 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 Print artist:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.34 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; book-illustration; shunga

Title: Shinobu-zuri |
Museum number: OA+,0.462.1-25 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 Print artist:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.52 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.132 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 School of/style of:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Gosei-zukushi |
Museum number: OA+,0.441.2 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Ehon koi no odamaki 絵本戀濃男娜巻 |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.8 |
Producer name: BIOG7171 Print artist:Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) |
Cultures/periods: x14074 Kansei Era |
Production date: 1799 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.12 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.48 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; handscroll; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.136 |
Producer name: BIOG3661 Attributed to:Kitao Masanobu (北尾政演 Santo Kyoden山東京伝) |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 1780s |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Mokuboji Koi-kaido meisho awase |
Museum number: OA+,0.440.2 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; wrapping; shunga

Title: Goban e-awase 碁盤絵合 |
Museum number: OA+,0.437.1-14 |
Production date: 1860-1869 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.450.2 |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.27 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; surimono; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.46 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Gosei-zukushi |
Museum number: OA+,0.441.1 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.131 |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.33 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Ehon tsuhi no hinagata 絵本つひの雛形 or Ehon tsui no hinagata |
Museum number: 1972,0724,0.19 |
Producer name: BIOG1820 Print artist:Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 |
Cultures/periods: x13719 Bunka Era |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.450.1 |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.36 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Ise Monogatari |
Museum number: OA+,0.443 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.19 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Junikagetsu no uchi |
Museum number: OA+,0.439.5 |
Producer name: BIOG829 Attributed to:Eizen |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.128 |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Museum number: OA+,0.449.53 |
Producer name: BIOG806 Attributed to:Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉) |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Junikagetsu no uchi |
Museum number: OA+,0.439.4 |
Producer name: BIOG829 Attributed to:Eizen |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print; shunga

Title: Junikagetsu no uchi |
Museum number: OA+,0.439.3 |
Producer name: BIOG829 Attributed to:Eizen |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:Japan

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