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Geisha of the West District by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Geisha of the West District

Geisha of the West District

Kitagawa Utamaro

1756–1806

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 39 × 26.1 cm (15 1/4 × 10 3/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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The Asahiya Widow, from the series “Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin rokkasen")

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