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Utamaro Kitagawa
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Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back)
late 18th century - ca. 180618th/19th century
Utamaro Kitagawa, aka Shimbi, Toyoaki, Yûsuke, Yûki Entaisai, Issôshurichôsai, Japanese, (1753–1806)
- courtesans - Prostitutes who draw their clientele from a court or from the upper classes, and whose services often include social entertaining as well as sexual activity. [January 1993 descriptor added.]
- mirrors - Use for objects with a highly polished surface, often framed, which are designed to reflect images.
- Ukiyo-e
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Utamaro Kitagawa, aka Shimbi, Toyoaki, Yûsuke, Yûki Entaisai, Issôshurichôsai, Japanese, (1753–1806) . Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back), late 18th century - ca. 1806. Color woodcut. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1948.D2.354. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1948. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: J. Giammatteo) .
