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Contest of Beauties in the Gay Quarters: Shinohara of the Tsuru-ya Brothel House
Contest of Beauties in the Gay Quarters: Shinohara of the Tsuru-ya Brothel House
Contest of Beauties in the Gay Quarters: Shinohara of the Tsuru-ya Brothel House

Contest of Beauties in the Gay Quarters: Shinohara of the Tsuru-ya Brothel House

Titles
  • 郭中美人競 鶴屋内篠原
  • Tsuruya uchi Shinohara
  • Kakuchû bijin kurabe
Artist (Japanese, active c. 1795 - 1801)
Datemid 1790s
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print (Nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with dark mica ground (kurokira) and karazuri
Dimensions14 3/4 × 10 in. (37.4 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (21705)
Object number21705
Portfolio/SeriesCompetition of Enclosed Beauties
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