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Courtesans Parading at New Year: Sanshû of the Tsutaya

(Japanese, active about 1789–1801)
about 1790 (Kansei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.3 cm (15 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.8406
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
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