Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 4 of 11 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Maker(s):Kikukawa Eizan; Yamadaya Shōbei, published by
Culture:Japanese (1787-1867); (ca. 1789-1851)
Title:Shigeoka of the Okamoto House (Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka) from the series "Comparison of Famous Courtesans (Seirō Meika Awase)"
Date Made:ca. 1815-1842
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan; Edo
Measurements:overall: 15 in x 10 1/8 in; 38.1 cm x 25.7175 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.1162
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
2005-1162.jpg

Description:
The high-ranking courtesan (oiran) Shigeoka of the Okamoto House with her girl attendant (kamuro). Decorative border at top. Signed Eizan hitsu with kiwame and publisher's seals.

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=AC+2005.1162

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

<< Viewing Record 4 of 11 >>