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Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming by Suzuki Harunobu — VisualArtsDB

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Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Suzuki Harunobu

1764–1772

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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