Aspect of a Prostitute of the Kansei Era, by Yoshitoshi

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Accession Number: P.1-2004
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 501 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 (Windows)
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:06:06 10:23:51

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19th Century Artist/Maker Date Department Fitz_PDP Japanese Kansei Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_PCr biting clothes clothing costume fashion female geigi geiko geisha grimace hairstyle handkerchief kanzashi hairpin kimono pained print prostitute tattoo woman woodblock woodcut

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