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Courtesan in blue


Keisai Eisen, Courtesan in blue, ca. 1830, color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e; vertical diptych, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.243a,b

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Title

Courtesan in blue

Artist

Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)

Related People

publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Japanese, active 18th-19th century)

Date

ca. 1830

Period

Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e; vertical diptych

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image/sheet: 28 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in

Inscriptions & Markings

seal: kiwame

signature: Keisai Eisen ga

signature/maker's mark: Signature: Yeisen, gwa

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Traditional Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

Accession Number

32.243a,b

Copyright

public domain

Terms

diptychs

Edo

Japanese woodblock prints

nishiki-e

oban

relief printing

relief prints

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

woodcuts

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