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- Utagawa Kunisada
1786–1864
born: Katsushika, Musashi province (present-day Tokyo prefecture), Japan ; died: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
- waitress serving courtesan, circa 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)
- Tosei Azuma Nishiki-e (Modern Brocade Prints of the East)
- Where object was made: Japan
- color woodcut
- Image Dimensions Height/Width: 355 x 254 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width: 14 x 10 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 355 x 254 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 14 x 10 in
Mat Dimensions: 19 x 14 in - William Bridges Thayer Memorial
- Not on display
- 1928.7751
- Utagawa Kunisada
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- Description
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Courtesan adjusting her hair. Her futon bedding to right center. She is surrounded in the bed by a low screen, decorated with moon and autumn grasses, a seasonal reference. Smoking set in front of her, she is waited upon by fellow courtesan.