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(Courtesan and Shopboy) by Kitao Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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(Courtesan and Shopboy)

(Courtesan and Shopboy)

(Courtesan and Shopboy)

1780

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 26 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (68.3 × 12 cm) (image, sheet, hashira-e)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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