Courtesan Sugatano, at Sugata-Ebiya, Kyomachi
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese (1798 - 1861) Primary
Courtesan Sugatano, at Sugata-Ebiya, Kyomachi
ca. 1830 - 1835
Color woodblock
Image
14 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. (37.47 cm x 26.04 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
S.71.FA
Geography:
Asia, Japan
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Prints; Woodcuts
Culture/Nationality:
Japanese
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- Aizuri-e
- Asian - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Asia, which is in the eastern hemisphere, and is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and is generally considered to be delimited on the west by the Ural Mountains. It also refers to the numerous islands off the coast of Asia.
- bijinga - Paintings or prints that depict beautiful women. This term, which literally means "pictures of beautiful women," was most likely coined in the Edo period (1615-1868) or the Meiji period (1868-1912). Before this period, these pictures may have been called "onna-e" or "bijin-e".
- 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.
- 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.
Additional Images
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Beneath the Printed Pattern: Display and Disguise in Ukiyo-e Bijinga Bryn Mawr College , Sep 25, 2013 – Dec 20, 2013
- Japanese Wood Block Prints: Images of a Floating World Haverford College , Mar 28, 1987 – May 3, 1987
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (37.465 x 26.035 cm)
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
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Karin Lee,
Japanese wood block Prints: Images of a Floating World.
Comfort Gallery, Haverford College.
Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1987
Page Number: 4, 15, 24, Figure Number: Ex.13
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