A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic picture album

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Hishikawa Moronobu

Title

A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic picture album

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1668–1686

Medium

Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e

Dimensions

27.2 × 38.3 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Reference Number

1973.645.9

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