Utagawa Kunisada
Courtesans Entertaining

ArtistJapanese, 1786–1864
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Courtesans Entertaining
Datemid 19th century
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print, triptych
DimensionsSheet (.A, left sheet): 14 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (36.2 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet (.B, center sheet): 14 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (36.2 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet (.C, right sheet): 14 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (36.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter C. Knudtzon
Object number75.356.34.A-.C
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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Not Just Another Faculty Show: Rice Faculty Select Works from the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Sewell Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston TX, Aug 21 - Oct 6, 1990 (LN:90.21)

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