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Courtesan Dreaming of Eloping by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan Dreaming of Eloping

Courtesan Dreaming of Eloping

1770–1780

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 69.9 × 11.8 cm (27 1/2 × 4 5/8 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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