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Courtesans Writing on Gaku as Offerings to the Temple Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hōshoku-gaku no zu)

Artists

Kitagawa TsukimaroArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right 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

38.1 x 24.9 cm (15 x 9 13/16 in.)

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