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Two Courtesans by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

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Two Courtesans

Two Courtesans

Two Courtesans

1771–1786

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 67.7 × 12.1 cm (26 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Evening Bell at Seitoji (Seitoji bansho) from the series Eight Views of Northern Edo (Tōtō Hokushu hakkei)

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Ukifune of the Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo)"

Isoda Koryusai, 1771

Miyato of the Kadotamaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"

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Isoda Koryusai, 1771

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