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Katsukawa Shuncho

Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro), early 1790s

Description

Maker

  • Katsukawa Shuncho, fl. ca. 1770's-1790's, Japanese

Title

Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro)

Year

early 1790s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 61.9 x 11.6 cm (24 3/8 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Shuncho ga

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1127

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sukima

June 1 - November 25, 2018

Courtesans and Actors

September 20 - December 8, 1996

Courtesans of the Floating World

May 30 - August 30, 1986

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Courtesan and Kamuro (Yujo to kamuro) with the accession number of 20.1127. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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