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Courtesan of Eguchi by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan of Eguchi

Courtesan of Eguchi

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770–1839

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 14 7/8 × 20 7/16 in. (37.8 × 51.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 48 1/16 × 25 1/4 in. (122 × 64.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 48 1/16 × 27 3/8 in. (122.1 × 69.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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