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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2572
People
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
print
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
  • 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
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Descriptions

Description
Women dressed as Chinese foreigners for the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival.

Verification Level

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