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Maker(s):Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Culture:Japanese (1786-1864)
Title:The Courtesan Koei
Date Made:ca. 1810
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper; mother of pearl
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 17 15/16 in x 14 1/4 in; 45.6 cm x 36.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 36.8 cm x 16.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kunisada ga]; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Edo / no [ill.] / [ill.] / [ill.] / Maruebiya [ill.] / Koei [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Horiko hagiwara [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Suriko dai umiya].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.335.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
mh_1973_335_q_rii_v1_01.jpg

Description:
Vertical print of a beautiful woman in elaborate kimono with her attendant. An insert showing the front of a house in the upper left corner.

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