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- Title
- Standing Courtesan, after Miyagawa Chôshun
- Artist
- Kobayashi Bunshichi
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1945
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1901
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.203
- Medium and Support
- hand-colored woodblock print on silk
- relevance
- rank 10.15072
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- Title
- A Courtesan Seated on a Veranda Playing a Shamisen
- Artist
- Ômori Yoshikiyo
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1701 - 1716)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1701-1716
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.140
- Medium and Support
- hand-colored woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.03661
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- seated
- Title
- Courtesan and her retinue on an outing (part of triptych)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Physical Description
- An image of three older women and two young girls standing together outside of a building. The woman to the left wears a plain kimono of black stripes and a green obi. The two women in the center wear layered kimono of orange shades, with the woman on the right wearing star burst designs and the woman on the left wearing a fan and flower design. The two young girls also wear kimono of orange and a different style of star burst pattern. In the background is a scene of trees and a pond.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1780
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.173
- Medium and Support
- large full-color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, large-format (ôban), part of triptych
- relevance
- rank 10.03661
- Primary Keywords
- costume
- courtesans
- Title
- Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration
- Artist
- Nishikawa Sukenobu
- Artist Life Dates
- Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1720-1740
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.372
- Medium and Support
- monochrome woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.03661
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- umbrella
- Title
- Two Courtesans Talking to a Young Man, Sheet 4 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (a five sheet series)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Physical Description
- An image of women walking down the street. The woman at the forefront is trailed by two young girls and another woman. They wear similarly pattererned kimono with geometric designs and orange and green coloration. To the right of them are two women talking to two men, one crouched behind the other, under cherry blossom trees. The women appear to wear kimono of orange color and patterened with leaves. The first man wears a black striped kimono and a sword hilt can be seen strapped to his waist while the man behind him wears grey. In the background is a building and a group of men walking about. In the center of the background, inside the building, a woman can be seen.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.178
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.03661
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- figures
- Title
- Courtesan Tasting a Morning-glory Bud
- Artist
- Isoda Koryûsai
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1764 - 1788
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 1770
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.166
- Medium and Support
- Pillar-format full-color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
- relevance
- rank 9.92504
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- flowers
- ukiyo e
- Title
- A Courtesan followed by Two kamuro and Another Courtesan Behind, Sheet 5 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (a five sheet series)
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni I
- Physical Description
- An image of women walking down the street. The woman at the forefront is trailed by two young girls and another woman. They wear similarly pattererned kimono with geometric designs and orange and green coloration. To the right of them are two women talking to two men, one crouched behind the other, under cherry blossom trees. The women appear to wear kimono of orange color and patterened with leaves. The first man wears a black striped kimono and a sword hilt can be seen strapped to his waist while the man behind him wears grey. In the background is a building and a group of men walking about. In the center of the background, inside the building, a woman can be seen.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1769 - 1825
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.179
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.92504
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- courtyards
- groups
- Title
- Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)
- Artist
- Kikugawa Eizan
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1787-1867
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 1800s - circa 1810
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.138
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.81592
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- ukiyo-e
- woodblock prints
- Title
- Sankord as Courtesan
- Artist
- Utagawa Kunisada
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1820-1830
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.87
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.81592
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- fans (costume accessories)
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.185
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 9.70917
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- kabuki
- ukiyoe
- woodblock prints
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.186
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 9.60473
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- kabuki
- triptych
- ukiyo-e
- woodblock prints
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.187
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 9.60473
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- kabuki
- triptych
- ukiyo-e
- woodblock prints
- 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
- relevance
- rank 9.60473
- Primary Keywords
- brothels
- courtesans
- interior spaces
- kimonos
- stairs
- Title
- Beauty (Taifu)
- Artist
- Yokoi Kinkoku
- Physical Description
- A colored image of a single woman at the center of the scroll. She appears to be seated though there is nothing beneath her. Her kimono is grey with green grass designs and her under kimono is white. Her obi is a red and green stylized design. Above her head is an inscription.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1761-1832
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.45
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.50250
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- courtesans
- figures
- hanging scroll
- japan
- kimono
- 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
- relevance
- rank 9.40243
- Primary Keywords
- brothels
- courtesans
- house
- interior spaces
- kimonos
- kneeling
- standing
- Title
- First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno
- Artist
- Isoda Koryûsai
- Physical Description
- This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1764 - 1788
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1777-1782
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.145
- Medium and Support
- Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.40243
- Primary Keywords
- children (people by age group)
- courtesans
- kimono
- plumb trees
- Title
- Courtesan Beneath a Willow Branch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1740-1750
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.158
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.30444
- Primary Keywords
- beauty
- courtesans
- hanging scroll
- japan
- kimono
- standing
- willows
- woman
- 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
- relevance
- rank 9.30444
- Primary Keywords
- brothels
- courtesans
- house
- interior spaces
- kimonos
- kneeling
- stairs
- standing
- Title
- Yoshiwara District
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.209
- Medium and Support
- handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.20848
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- handscroll
- house
- japan
- kimono
- musical instruments
- samurai
- swords
- ukiyo e
- Title
- Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe
- Artist
- Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)
- Physical Description
- This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1759-1818
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.7
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 9.02237
- Primary Keywords
- beauty
- courtesans
- hanging scrolls
- japan (nation)
- kimonos
- maple trees
- robes
- ukiyo-e
- women
- Title
- Red-Robed Courtesan (parody of Bodhidharma)
- Artist
- Kitao Masanobu
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print on paper depicting the image of a woman in a red robe and holding a smoking pipe. A corresponding poem inscribed at the top in both Chinese and Japanese.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1761-1816
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1775-1785
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.148
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock pillar print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.06226
- Primary Keywords
- courtesans
- zen
- zen masters