Harvard Art Museums > 1985.669.A.8: The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsume 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 Yotsume 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) , 1985.669.A.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54699. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.669.A.8 People Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演, Japanese (Edo 1761 - 1816) Title The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsume 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 Classification Prints Work Type accordion-fold book Date Mid Edo period, dated 1784 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Tōkyō Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54699 Physical Descriptions Medium Eighth two-page spread of an accordion-fold woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper Dimensions 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.669.A.8 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. Exhibition History 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/08/2016 - 12/01/2016 Related Works 1985.669.A Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演 A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami) Prints 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
