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Courtesan and Attendant with a Cage of Fireflies by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan and Attendant with a Cage of Fireflies

Courtesan and Attendant with a Cage of Fireflies

Ippitsusai Buncho

1760–1780

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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