No. 8, The Story of Nagao, from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Famous Courtesans

Utagawa Toyokuni

Edo period (1615-1868), 1861

  • Titles No. 8, The Story of Nagao, from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Famous Courtesans (Proper)@「名妓三十六佳撰　なが尾の話」　第八 (Proper)@Bijin (Former title)
  • Artist Utagawa Toyokuni, Japanese, 1769 - 1825
  • Medium ink on paper
  • Dimensions sheet: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.5 × 24.1 cm) image: 13 × 8 7/8 in. (33 × 22.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.616.1998
  • Work Type woodblock print
  • Classification Prints

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