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Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters

Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters

Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters

Katsukawa Shunsho

1783–1787

Medium: color woodblock print
Dimensions: Sheet: 24.8 x 36.6 cm (9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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The courtesan standing at the center of this print holds a writing brush. She is identified by the fan in her left hand, which has a poem signed Hanaōgi, or Flower-Fan.

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