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Washing the Book by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Washing the Book

Washing the Book

1770–1790

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Courtesan Pulling a Young Man's Umbrella (parody of Rashomon)

Courtesan Pulling a Young Man's Umbrella (parody of Rashomon)

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Isoda Koryusai, 1765

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Isoda Koryusai, 1735

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Isoda Koryusai, 1765

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Isoda Koryusai, 1701

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Isoda Koryusai, 1770

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Komachi and the Stupa (Sotoba Komachi), from the series "Informal Parodies of the Seven Komachi in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro ryaku nana Komachi)"

Isoda Koryusai, 1771

Takigawa and Katarai of the Ogiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo)"

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Two Itinerant Musicians under a Willow Tree

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