Courtesan Reading a Letter
| Title | Courtesan Reading a Letter |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese, 1711-1785 |
| Date | c. 1745 18th century |
| Medium | Hand-colored woodblock print; toku-oban, urushi-e |
| Classification | woodblock print |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Courtesan Reading a Letter” is a work by Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese, 1711-1785, dated c. 1745. It is executed in hand-colored woodblock print; toku-oban, urushi-e and classified as woodblock print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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