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
- 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
- Exhibitions
2007 In Winter, Silk Linings: The Kimono in Print Portland Art Museum
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum