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The Hell Courtesan by Utagawa Kunisada II — VisualArtsDB

The Hell Courtesan

The Hell Courtesan

Utagawa Kunisada II

1856–1859

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 65 in. × 39 3/4 in. (165.1 × 101 cm) Overall with mounting: 8 ft. 3 in. × 46 in. (251.5 × 116.8 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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