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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro I
Culture:Japanese (1753-1806)
Title:Echizenya Uchi Morokoshi [Morokoshi of the Echizenya brothel], from the series Yukun Nemaki Sugata [Courtesans in Their Nightwear]
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 13 x 8 3/4 in; 33 x 22.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Yukun Nemaki Sugata]; TITLE: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Echizen Uchi / Morokoshi].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.429.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A vertical view of the courtesan Morokoshi of the Echizenya brothel in blue kimono with swallow patterns sitting on the ground and turning her head back.

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