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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

relevance

rank 15.42490

Secondary Keywords

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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

relevance

rank 15.15562

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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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

relevance

rank 14.78360

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 14.70051

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Nun Hanging the Wash

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun wearing a habit hanging laundry on the line outdoors.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2014/2.272

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 13.09187

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Cuban Barbershop

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

The interior of a Cuban barbershop. To the right is a long row of mean seated, waiting to get their hairs cut. To the left are the barbers trimming their customers' hair. The shot was taken through the window, on the left side a portion of the painted barbershop sign is visible and there is a reflection of the street over some of the image.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.85

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 12.71286

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines, being blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.75

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 11.81896

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Untitled, Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines to be blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.74

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 11.67599

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

relevance

rank 10.69796

Secondary Keywords

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