Image

Chōbunsai Eishi

Mitsuhama of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya Mitsuhama)

Description

Maker

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher

Title

Mitsuhama of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya Mitsuhama)
Gorgeous clothes fresh as young leaves
Wakana hatsu issho

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1790s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 38.4 x 25.7 cm (15 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

The names of the courtesans kamuro, Sakuno and Tatsuno, are written in the fan cartouche

Signature: Eishi zu

Seals: Censor's seal | Kiwame (after 1791)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1137

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo
Life in the Yoshiwara
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000
Courtesans and Actors
Popular Culture in Edo Period Japan
Sep 20, 1996 – Dec 08, 1996
Women of the Floating World
Nov 09, 1990 – Jan 06, 1991
Kabuki

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Tombstone

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Mitsuhama of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya Mitsuhama); Gorgeous clothes fresh as young leaves; Wakana hatsu issho, 1790s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 38.4 x 25.7 cm (15 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1137

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