Courtesan with her poem

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Courtesan with her poem

Book: Comparison of Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara
Descriptive: Courtesan with her poem
Japan, 1770
Prints; woodblocks
Page from a color woodblock printed book
Image: 5 5/16 × 5 3/8 in. (13.49 × 13.65 cm) Sheet: 8 3/16 × 5 11/16 in. (20.8 × 14.45 cm)
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest (M.2006.136.30)
Not currently on public view

Exhibition history

  • Japanese Prints: Word/Poem/Picture Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 13, 2007 - February 9, 2008