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A Courtesan Reading a Letter by Chôbunsai Eishi
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A Courtesan Reading a Letter

Chôbunsai Eishi · 1820/25

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Artist

Chôbunsai Eishi

Date

1820/25

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Dimensions

87.5 × 31.1 cm (34 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)

Classification

hanging scroll

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture / origin

Japan

Credit line

Robert Allerton Endowment

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Artist authority

Hosoda Eishi

Japanese artist (1756-1829)

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Q2972127

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