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Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment by Chôbunsai Eishi — VisualArtsDB

Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment

Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment

Chôbunsai Eishi

1784–1804

Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 7/32 x 29 15/32 in. (38.7 x 74.9 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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