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Three Courtesans

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro IIArtist

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

paper: H. 37.4 x W. 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)

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