PrintsJapanese18th century

Three Beauties of the Present Day

c. 1793

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist

Tsutaya JûzaburôPublisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with mica ground

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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