Courtesan Reading Beside a Potted Plum Tree, from the series Seven Courtesans Compared to Daoist Immortals, Yashima Gakutei

Courtesan Reading Beside a Potted Plum Tree, from the series Seven Courtesans Compared to Daoist Immortals

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese) (vers 1786-1868)

Movement: Japanese woodblock print
Date: 1820s
Medium: Color woodblock print
Dimensions: 20.7 × 18.5 cm (sheet)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

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Woman Courtesan Book Reading Plum tree Vase Kimono Dress Hairdressing Épingle à cheveux Pattern Seated Seal Signature Illustrated poem Gray Red Print Woodcut Japan Surimono Text Tree Clothing Plant

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