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A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

A Courtesean of the Matsubaya House

Katsukawa Shunsho

1773–1779

Medium: Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e
Dimensions: 67 × 16.1 cm (26 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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