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Title: Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description: A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.
Artist Life Dates: 1760 - 1849
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1811-1813
Accession Number: 1938.1
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
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Title: Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description: A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.
Artist Life Dates: 1760 - 1849
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1811-1813
Accession Number: 1938.2
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
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Title: Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description: A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.
Artist Life Dates: 1760 - 1849
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1811-1813
Accession Number: 1938.3
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
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