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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro I
Culture:Japanese (1753-1806)
Title:Jobon no Nyobo [A Wife of the Upper Rank], from the series Tosei Onna Fuzoku Tsu [A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles]
Date Made:ca. 1801-1802 (Kyowa 1-2)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Housing: 24 in x 20 in; 61 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 3/4 in x 10 in; 37.5 cm x 25.4 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tosei Onna Fuzoku Tsu / Jobon no Nyobo]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Mura].
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.59
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Vertical image of a large head portrait of a woman dressed in lavender robe, turning to the left. Publisher is Murataya Jirobei (Eiyudo).

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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