No. 9, Wakamurasaki

Series TitleAn Excellent Selection of 36 Noted Courtesans (Meigi sanjūroku kasen)

Printmaker Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)

Date1860

Place createdJapan, Asia

Mediumcolor woodcut

DimensionsPart (Oban folding album): 14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (36 × 24.1 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of Henrietta Haller

Accession Number1905.338.9

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