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Courtesan District of Edo by Chôbunsai Eishi — VisualArtsDB

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Courtesan District of Edo

Courtesan District of Edo

Courtesan District of Edo

Chôbunsai Eishi

1756–1829

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 x 10 1/8 in. (38.1 x 25.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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