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A Courtesan by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

A Courtesan

A Courtesan

Kitagawa Utamaro

1754–1806

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 9 11/16 in. (36.5 x 24.6 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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