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The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya, Kitagawa Utamaro

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese) (1753-1806)

Movement
Japanese woodblock print
Date
c. 1799
Medium
Colour woodcut on paper
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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