Courtesans with tobacco pipes and a fan (キセルと団扇を持つ遊女たち)

1790

Order Reproduction
Title
Courtesans with tobacco pipes and a fan (キセルと団扇を持つ遊女たち)
Creator
Katsukawa, Shunchō, active 1783-1821
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1790
Identifier
20200827-rosensteel-0028
Description
Against a yellow background a group of courtesans in conversation. Title and inscriptions are cut off on the top. The technique of this woodblock print that does not use flashy colors such as crimson is called benigirai 紅嫌い and became popular for about 20 years in the 19th century. Sibnagutre: 春潮画 [Shuncho ga].
Extent
9 x 6.5 in.
Type
still image
Genre
Bijinga
prints (visual works)
color prints
woodcuts (prints)
color woodcuts (prints)
Subject
Women
Source
Barry Rosensteel Japanese Print Collection
Collection
Barry Rosensteel Japanese Print Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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