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Courtesan Looking Back at Shadows on the Shoji by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan Looking Back at Shadows on the Shoji

Courtesan Looking Back at Shadows on the Shoji

1765–1775

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 25.8 × 18.8 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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