A Courtesan Listening to the Singing of a Woman with a Girl Playing the Samisen

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A Courtesan Listening to the Singing of a Woman with a Girl Playing the Samisen

1731 or 1735

Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)

Currently not on view

Object Details

Title:

A Courtesan Listening to the Singing of a Woman with a Girl Playing the Samisen
From Vol. III of Yehon Tokiwagusa (Picture Book, "The Pine Tree")

Date:

1731 or 1735

Artist:

Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)

Medium:

Woodcut (book page)

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 1/8 inches (25.5 × 33.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1958

Accession Number:

1958-83-22

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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