Kitagawa Tsukimaro

Karakoto and her kamuro Yayoi of the Chijoya (Chojiyanai karakoto to yayoi)

Maker

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830)
Maruya Bunemon (Japanese), publisher

Title

Karakoto and her kamuro Yayoi of the Chijoya (Chojiyanai karakoto to yayoi)
Flower-arrangement teachers of the licensed quarters
Seiro seki asobi kunsei hana

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1810

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 36.2 x 24.1 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom center in pencil: EGR243

Signature: Tsukimaro hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1148

Type

Exhibition History

Courtesans of the Floating World
May 30, 1986 – Aug 30, 1986

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Tombstone

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830)
Maruya Bunemon (Japanese), publisher
Karakoto and her kamuro Yayoi of the Chijoya (Chojiyanai karakoto to yayoi); Flower-arrangement teachers of the licensed quarters; Seiro seki asobi kunsei hana, ca. 1810
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing
Sheet: 36.2 x 24.1 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1148

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