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The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

Kitagawa Utamaro

1794–1804

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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