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Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans

Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans

1778–1788

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 69.1 × 12.6 cm (27 1/4 × 5 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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