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A Courtesan by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

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A Courtesan

A Courtesan

Kitagawa Utamaro

1754–1806

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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