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The courtesan Mitsuhama of the Hyogo House or The Courtesan Mitsuhama of the Brothel called Hyogo, from A Mirror of Beautiful Women in the Licensed Quarter

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Title: The courtesan Mitsuhama of the Hyogo House or The Courtesan Mitsuhama of the Brothel called Hyogo, from A Mirror of Beautiful Women in the Licensed Quarter
Creator: Chokosai Eisho, Japanese, active 1790s; published by Yamaguchiya Chusuke
Date Created and/or Issued: 1794-1796
Publication Information: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
Collection: Japanese Prints
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Inscription: Recto, signed Chokosai Eisho ga near l.r.
Type: image
Format: Oban Full-color woodcut with white mica background 15 7/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Form/Genre: Oban
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6v19p07j
1965.30.23
Subject: Portraits; courtesans; hair ornaments

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