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A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · 87.5 × 31.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- A Courtesan Reading a Letter
- Artist
- Chôbunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829
- Date
- 1820/25
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 87.5 × 31.1 cm (34 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Robert Allerton Endowment
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.