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Maker(s):Katsukawa Shunzan
Culture:Japanese (1782-1798)
Title:Yshiki no Engawa [On the Veranda of a Mansion]
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 37.7825 cm x 14.9225 cm; 14 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in; Sight: 37.465 cm x 25.7175 cm; 14 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Shunzan ga]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [publisher seal of Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Eiju Han].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.380.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Three courtesans standing on a balcony overlooking a river with a birdge; one holds in her hand a hamaya, "lucky arrow," indicative perhaps of a visit to a shrine at New Year. Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo).

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