Two Courtesans Seated at Kotatsu, Reading and Smoking (Nishikigi and Fujinoto of the Ō-Kanaya)

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Two Courtesans Seated at Kotatsu, Reading and Smoking (Nishikigi and Fujinoto of the Ō-Kanaya)

1770

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724/25–1770)

Currently not on view

Object Details

Title:

Two Courtesans Seated at Kotatsu, Reading and Smoking (Nishikigi and Fujinoto of the Ō-Kanaya)
From the book Yoshiwara (or Seirō) Bijin Awase Vol. V, fig. 15

Date:

1770

Artist:

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724/25–1770)

Medium:

Color woodcut (book page)

Dimensions:

8 7/16 x 5 11/16 inches (21.4 x 14.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1957

Accession Number:

1957-128-15a

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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