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

Provenance

William S. and John T. Spaulding (sale: American Art Association, NY, November 17, 1921, lot 393); (Yamanaka & Co.)

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

Suzuki Harunobu

1770

Accession Number

1921.1281

Medium

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.6 x 14.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift from J. H. Wade

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