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Courtesan Playing with a Cat

(Japanese, 1689–1779)
early 20th century
Place of CreationJapan
Medium/TechniqueColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stock
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards
Accession number2002.18962
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceLeonard A. Lauder Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fractional gift of Lauder (Accession date: March 20, 2002).
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