Image

RISDM 20-1167.tif

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山

Courtesan on Parade (Oiran dochu)

Description

Maker

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山 (Japanese, 1787-1867
b. in Edo)

Title

Courtesan on Parade (Oiran dochu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 75.2 x 24.9 cm (29 5/8 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: EGR160

Signature: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1167

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sukima
Vertical Glimpses of the Floating World
Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018
Courtesans of the Floating World
May 30, 1986 – Aug 30, 1986

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Tombstone

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山 (Japanese, 1787-1867
b. in Edo)
Courtesan on Parade (Oiran dochu), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 75.2 x 24.9 cm (29 5/8 x 9 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1167

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