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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro II
Culture:Japanese (active 1800-1810)
Title:Somenosuke and Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series Seiro Yukun Awase Kagami [Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors]
Date Made:ca. 1797 (Kansei 9)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 22 in x 16 in; 55.9 cm x 40.6 cm; Sheet/Image: 15 1/16 in x 9 15/16 in; 38.3 cm x 25.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Seiro Yukun Awase Kagami]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Matsubaya no Uchi / Somenosuke / Kisegawa]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Yamada].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.450.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Vertical image of two courtesans looking at each other's direction, one of whom in black kimono. Publisher is Yamadaya Sanshiro.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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