Hell Courtesan, no. 9 in the series "Kyosai Rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)"

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Hell Courtesan, no. 9 in the series "Kyosai Rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)"
Hell Courtesan, no. 9 in the series "Kyosai Rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)"
Hell Courtesan, no. 9 in the series "Kyosai Rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)"

Hell Courtesan, no. 9 in the series "Kyosai Rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)"

Maker (b. 1831, Koga, Japan – d. 1889, Tokyo, Japan)
Date1874
GeographyJapan, Asia
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 1/4 in. x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 cm x 24.8 cm); image: 13 1/4 in. x 9 in. (33.7 cm x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, The Mary Clothier Slade Fund
Object number2005.137
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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