Maker(s): | Kitagawa Utamaro I |
Culture: | Japanese (active 1800-1810)
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Title: | Kiseru o Motsu Onna [Woman Holding a Pipe], from the series Bijin Go Menso [Five Physiognomies of Beauties]
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Date Made: | ca. 1803-1804 (Kyowa 3-Bunkyu 1)
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Type: | Print
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Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
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Place Made: | Asia; Japan
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Measurements: | Housing: 24 in x 20 in; 61 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in; 37.5 cm x 25.7 cm
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Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; TITLE; recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Bijin Go Menso]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [crane in a circle]; INSCRIPTION: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]].
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Accession Number: | MH 1973.451.Q.RII
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Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
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Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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