Courtesans with Kamuro
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Courtesans with Kamuro

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

36.2 x 25.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 in.)

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