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Triptych: Three Courtesans by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Triptych: Three Courtesans

Triptych: Three Courtesans

Triptych: Three Courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: overall for matted triptych: H. 37.4 x W. 74.9 cm (14 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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