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Courtesan Reading a Love Letter

19th century
19th century
725 x 246 mm (28.5 x 9.7 in.)

Eizan Kikukawa, aka Yeizan, Kikugawa, Ômiya, Toshinobu, Japanese, (1787–1867)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Color woodcut on Japanese paper

Print impression quality: Good

Marks: Signed: “Eizan Kikukawa hitsu”

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Peckham, 2001

Accession Number: 2001.12.2

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bijin-ga, female figures, figures (representations)*, kakemono-e*, reading*, Ukiyo-e

bijin-ga
female figures
figures (representations) - Representations of humans or animals. [July 1998 related term added, "statues". December 1997 related term added.]
kakemono-e - Japanese prints in the form of a hanging vertical scroll, usually about 30 by 10 1/4 inches.
reading - Perusing written or printed matter, either silently or aloud. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
Ukiyo-e

Dimensions

sheet Dimensions: 725 x 246 mm (28.5 x 9.7 in.)

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Eizan Kikukawa, aka Yeizan, Kikugawa, Ômiya, Toshinobu, Japanese, (1787–1867) . Courtesan Reading a Love Letter, 19th century. Color woodcut on Japanese paper. sheet : 725 x 246 mm (28.5 x 9.7 in.). DAC accession number 2001.12.2. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Peckham, 2001.

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