Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party) / Kikugawa Eizan

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Accession Number
1960/1.138
Title
Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Object Creation Date
mid 1800s - circa 1810
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
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
ukiyo e
Inscription
Signature: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
No publisher’s seal mark
Dimensions
55.9 cm x 45.7 cm (22 in. x 18 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
Three courtesans engaged in a drinking game sit in an open veranda in early spring, with cherry blossoms in full bloom behind them. The women appear tipsy, and the one at the right clings to her companion in the middle for support, as she stretches out her left hand to have her cup refilled with saké (rice wine). They have a tray of delicacies shamisen at their feet.
Subject Matter
All the senses are aroused by this image of three women engaged in a playful drinking game. The setting is an open veranda in early spring, when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The party scene is complete—except perhaps for the male client who has paid for it all. Male viewers of the print no doubt preferred to imagine themselves in that role. Eizan is from the same group of printmakers as Ichirakutei Eisui, and the elongated faces are typical of their prints.
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Record
1960/1.138
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"Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party); Kikugawa Eizan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-1.138/1960_1.138.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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