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Three Courtesans by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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Three Courtesans

Three Courtesans

Three Courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium: Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: paper: H. 37.4 x W. 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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