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1784A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡
Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) 北尾政演 (山東京伝) (Artist)
Illustrated book Culture: Japan Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper Dimensions: 14 15/16 × 10 1/4 in. (38 × 26 cm) Credit: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2013 Classification: Illustrated Books Department: Asian Art
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