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Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsumeya Brothel
Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsumeya Brothel
Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsumeya Brothel

Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsumeya Brothel

Titles
  • 吉原傾城　新美人合自筆鏡　歌川　七里
  • Yoshiwara Keisei Shin Bijin Awase Jihitsu Kagami: Utagawa Nanasato
Artist (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Publisher (c. 1770s~1860s)
Date1784
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
DimensionsSheet: 14 5/8 × 20 1/4 in. (37.1 × 51.4 cm)
Mat: 20 × 28 in. (50.8 × 71.1 cm)
Frame: 21 1/16 × 29 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (53.5 × 73.8 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (21710)
Object number21710
DescriptionThe images in this album reproduce calligraphy brushed by the courtesans featured.
Portfolio/SeriesNew Beauties of the Yoshiwara in the Mirror of their Own Script
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