Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant / Kitagawa Utamaro
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- Accession Number
- 1948/1.184
- Title
- Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Medium and Support
- Ôban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1790
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kanto (region)
- Tokyo (metropolis)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kanto (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Tokyo (metropolis)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo-e
- Inscription
- Signature: Utamaro-hitsu
- Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Sen-ichi), Kansendo
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm x 24.8 cm (14 3/4 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- The kneeling figure in the foreground is grand courtesan Hinatsuru. Her kamuro (attendant) is arranging a vase of chrysanthemums beside her. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:
- In its wake
- The autumn grasses wither.
- Indeed, the mountain wind
- Has now become a gale.
- Subject Matter
- In this print designed as an advertisement poster for the tea-house, the grand courtesan, Hinatsuru, which means “young crane,” and her kamuro (attendant) are depicted as elegant and desirable beauties. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:
- In its wake
- The autumn grasses wither.
- Indeed, the mountain wind
- Has now become a gale.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 973 x 1482
- File Size
- 165 KB
- Record
- 1948/1.184
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"Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant; Kitagawa Utamaro." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.184/1948_1.184.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.