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COURTESAN WAKOKU AS OTOMONO KURONOSHI AND COURTESAN KASUAGANO AS ARIWARA NO NARIHIRA, FROM A SERIES REPRESENTING THE SIX IMMORTAL POETS

Artists

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 35.5 cm x W. 24.7 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.)

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