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Maker(s):Utagawa Toyokuni I
Culture:Japanese (1769-1825)
Title:Two Courtesans
Date Made:ca. 1785
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Housing: 19 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in; 49.5 cm x 40 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 15/16 in x 10 1/16 in; 37.9 cm x 25.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Toyokuni ga].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.400.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Two courtesans and their retinue of a shenzo kamuno and a man servant. Their crests suggest that they belong to Ogiya brothel. Street view in the background.

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