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The Courtesan Writing from a Book from the series A Collection of Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara

Harunobu Suzuki1770

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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Title: The Courtesan Writing from a Book from the series A Collection of Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara
Creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770)
Date Created: 1770
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 21.6 x 14.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)
Provenance: William S. and John T. Spaulding (sale: American Art Association, NY, November 17, 1921, lot 393), (Yamanaka & Co.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1281
Medium: color woodblock print
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1921.1281

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