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A Courtesan Holding a Lantern and a Fan by Ishikawa Toyonobu — VisualArtsDB

A Courtesan Holding a Lantern and a Fan

A Courtesan Holding a Lantern and a Fan

Ishikawa Toyonobu

1740–1750

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, urushi-e
Dimensions: 72.7 × 16.6 cm (28 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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