The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonji-ya
Details
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Title
The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonji-ya
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Artist/maker
Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753 - 1806) (designer) -
Associated people
Yamamoto Yoichi (active c. 1788 - c. 1827) (publisher)Wakasaya Yoichi (active c. 1794 - 1897) (publisher)Daimonji-ya Hitomoto (active early 19th century) (subject) -
Associated place
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Date
1806 - 1817 -
Material and technique
nishiki-e (multi-block) woodblock print, printed with water-based vegetable pigments
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 55.5 x 40.5 cm (height x width)
print 35.7 x 25.9 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Mrs E. M. Allan and Mr and Mrs H. N. Spalding from the Herbert H. Jennings Collection, 1952.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.4136
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Catalogue text
Utamaro II succeeded Utamaro after May 1806, and worked during the Bunka era (1804-18). This print depicts the Courtesan Hitomoto of the house of Daimonji-ya and another unidentified courtesan. Hitomoto, Okita of the Naniwa-ya and Ohisa of the Takashima-ya were beauties who had been often depicted by Utamaro I.
Glossary of terms
nishiki-e
vegetable pigments
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