Harvard Art Museums > 1933.4.1612.5: The courtesans Hinazuru and Chōzan of the Chōji 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 Hinazuru and Chōzan of the Chōji 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) , 1933.4.1612.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/208238. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.4.1612.5 People Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演, Japanese (Edo 1761 - 1816) Title The courtesans Hinazuru and Chōzan of the Chōji 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 Original Language Title: 吉原傾城新美人合自筆鏡 Transliterated Title: Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami: Chōjiya no Hinazuru, Chōzan Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1784 (Tenmei 4) Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Tōkyō Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/208238 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Dimensions horizontal double ôban: 37.8 x 51 cm (14 7/8 x 20 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Chōzan: Harugasumi / tatsu o misutete / yuku kari wa / Hananaki sato ni / sumi ya naraeru (Kokin wakashū) (Wild geese flying over the mists of spring, are you indifferent to the sight, used as you are to the flowerless land?) Hinazuru: Hototogisu / nakitsuru kata o / nagamureba / tada ariake no / tsuki zo nokoreru (Fujiwara Sanesada) (When I turned to catch the source of the cuckoo's call, all I saw was the moon in the early dawn sky) 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 1933.4.1612.5 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. Descriptions Description Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book. 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
