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Keisai Eisen

Moon: The courtesan Egawa of the Marueiya (Tsuki: Egawa Marueiya nai), 1830's

Description

Maker

  • Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, publisher

Title

Moon: The courtesan Egawa of the Marueiya (Tsuki: Egawa Marueiya nai)

Year

1830's

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.9 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Keisai Eisen ga

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

97.020

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Courtesans of the Floating World

May 30 - August 30, 1986

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