Harvard Art Museums > 1933.4.1612.6: The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami) (Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演) , 1933.4.1612.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/207770. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.4.1612.6 People Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演, Japanese (Edo 1761 - 1816) Title The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami: Yotsubaya no Utagawa, Nanasato Classification Prints Work Type print Date Mid Edo period, 1784 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Tōkyō Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/207770 Physical Descriptions Medium Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink, color and gauffrage on paper Dimensions 37.9 x 51 cm (14 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Nanasato: Ame mutte / ugokanu ume no / nioi kana (Though the raindrops gather, the scent of the plum lingers on) 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 1933.4.1612.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
