Tsuriya uchi Tachibana, ukon, sakron (Courtesan Tachibana of the Tsuriya, her attendants Ukon and Sakon), Kitagawa Shikimaro

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Kitagawa Shikimaro, Tsuriya uchi Tachibana, ukon, sakron (Courtesan Tachibana of the Tsuriya, her attendants Ukon and Sakon)
Kitagawa Shikimaro, Tsuriya uchi Tachibana, ukon, sakron (Courtesan Tachibana of the Tsuriya, her attendants Ukon and Sakon)
Kitagawa Shikimaro
Tsuriya uchi Tachibana, ukon, sakron (Courtesan Tachibana of the Tsuriya, her attendants Ukon and Sakon)
1813, Edo period (1600–1868)
Tsuriya uchi Tachibana, ukon, sakron (Courtesan Tachibana of the Tsuriya, her attendants Ukon and Sakon), 1813, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Imayō jokasen sanjūrokuban tsuzuki (Set of Thirty-six Modern Women Poets)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 394 x 256 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 1/2 x 10 1/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 394 x 256 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 15 1/2 x 10 1/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 1928.0989
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Exhibition Label: "Inspired by Japan," Mar-2003, Cori Sherman This woodcut image is a typical arrangement of the bijinga, or “pictures of beautiful women” genre that makes up a large percentage of ukiyoe subject matter during the entire Edo period (1600-1868). Advertising the courtesans of certain pleasure houses was quite common, although no effort was made to create individualized portraits of these young women. Artists were expected to bring their own styles to bear on idealizing scenes of fashion-conscious courtesans, their little maidservants, and their pleasure-quarter existence.