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Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties
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Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties

Original Language Title吉原傾城」新美人合自筆鏡
Artist Kitao Masanobu (Japanese, 1761 - 1816)
Date1784
MediumWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
DimensionsEach (print): 14 7/8 × 10 inches (37.78 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Mrs. Kenneth A. Spencer
Object number74-62
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DescriptionWood box with volume of color woodblock printsExhibition History
Hokusai: Masterpieces from the Spencer Museum of Art, Richardson-North Collection, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024–February 1, 2025.
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