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Courtesan Playing Shamisen
Courtesan Playing Shamisen
Courtesan Playing Shamisen

Courtesan Playing Shamisen

Artist (Japanese, act. 1702-1716)
Dateearly 1700s
GeographyJapan
MediumHand-colored woodblock print Technique: Woodblock print, hand-colored
Dimensionssheet size: 12 5/8 × 8 11/16 in. (32 × 22 cm)
mat: 25 × 19 in. (63.5 × 48.3 cm)
frame: 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (24601)
Object number24601
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