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A Courtesan of the Matsubaya by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

A Courtesan of the Matsubaya

A Courtesan of the Matsubaya

Katsukawa Shunsho

1773–1779

Medium: Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e
Dimensions: 67 × 16 cm (27 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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