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Courtesan Washing her Hands by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan Washing her Hands

Courtesan Washing her Hands

1779–1789

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 69.8 × 11.9 cm (27 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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