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A Courtesan Dreaming of Daikoku (The God of Good Fortune) Dancing in Front of a Kamuro, Hashira-e (pillar print)

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Hosoda Eishi
Japanese (1756 - 1829) Primary



A Courtesan Dreaming of Daikoku (The God of Good Fortune) Dancing in Front of a Kamuro, Hashira-e (pillar print)

ca. 1788-1789
Color Woodblock

Sheet
23.125 x 4.5 in. (58.738 x 11.43 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 2014.4.23
Acquisition Date:
Geography: Asia, Japan
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Prints; Woodcuts
Culture/Nationality: Japanese

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  • color woodcuts - Woodcuts that incorporate color, usually through combining a series of blocks in precise registration that have been inked with individual hues and pressed onto one support.
  • Japanese - Nationality, periods, cultures, and styles found in Japan, either in historical times or in the present.
  • people - Members of the species Homo sapiens and their close extinct relatives, as distinguished from other animals, spirits, or other entities.
  • representation - A manner of expression by the artist in which the subject matter is presented so that the observer is reminded of actual visible forms. However, the subject represented may or may not exist in the visible world. For example, representations may include presentations of subject matter that are invisible to the eye, such as emotions or imaginary events, as if they are visible.
  • woodcuts - Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.

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Dimensions
  • Sheet Dimensions: 23.125 x 4.5 in. (58.738 x 11.43 cm)

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