1933.4.629: The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), from the series "New Fashions" (Wakana hatsumoyo)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1933.4.629
- People
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Hosoda Eishō (Chōkōsai), Japanese (active 1780 - 1800)
- Title
- The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), from the series "New Fashions" (Wakana hatsumoyo)
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Wakana hatsumoyo: Matsubaya uchi Somenosuki
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- Late Edo period, circa 1795
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/208773
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Eishō zu"
- Dimensions
- Paper: H. 39.7 cm x W. 25.4 cm (15 5/8 x 10 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: (printed) Eishō zu
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
- 1933.4.629
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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