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A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

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A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1777–1797

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (30.3 x 13.5 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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