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The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro

1796–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 62.3 × 12.1 cm (24 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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