1933.4.2572: Tōjin, from the series Amusements of the Niwaka Festival in the Yoshiwara (Seirō Niwaka zensei asobi)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1933.4.2572
- People
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Eishōsai Chōki, Japanese (active circa 1780 - 1805)
- Title
- Tōjin, from the series Amusements of the Niwaka Festival in the Yoshiwara (Seirō Niwaka zensei asobi)
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/206787
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Paper: H. 24.1 cm x W. 17.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: Chōki ga
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
- Accession Year
- 1933
- Object Number
- 1933.4.2572
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Women dressed as Chinese foreigners for the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival.
Verification Level
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