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Courtesan on White Elephant by Suzuki Harunobu — VisualArtsDB

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Courtesan on White Elephant

Courtesan on White Elephant

Courtesan on White Elephant

Suzuki Harunobu

1765

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 28 × 19.7 cm (11 × 7 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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block printingprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

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