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Courtesans by Katsukawa Shunchō — VisualArtsDB

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Courtesans

Courtesans

Katsukawa Shunchō

Medium: Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 38.1 cm x W. 25.6 cm (15 x 10 1/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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