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Courtesan Nakagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Nakagawa) by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Courtesan Nakagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Nakagawa)

Courtesan Nakagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Nakagawa)

Courtesan Nakagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Nakagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro

1799

Medium: Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
Dimensions: Paper: H. 37.4 cm x W. 24.9 cm (14 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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