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Courtesan Reading a Letter by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan Reading a Letter

Courtesan Reading a Letter

Katsukawa Shunsho

1726–1792

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 38 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (98.4 x 21 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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