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Maker(s):Suzuki Harunobu
Culture:Japanese (1724-1770)
Title:Courtesan Reading
Date Made:1770
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mount: 8 7/8 in x 6 3/8 in; 22.5 cm x 16.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 3/8 in x 5 3/4 in; 21.3 cm x 14.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Mirukara ni kogaruru / koyado no ominashi (?)].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.260.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
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Description:
A courtesan (Kimurama? Kimurayama?) in pink and green kimono sitting on the ground and reading from a scroll.

Tags:
beauty; women; courtesans; figures; pleasure quarters; brothels; portraits; poetry

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