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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2567
People
Eishōsai Chōki, Japanese (active circa 1780 - 1805)
Title
Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), from the series "Beauties of the Yoshiwara" (Seirō bijin awase)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Seirō bijin awase: Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Mid to Late Edo period, circa 1780-1805
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299941

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, colors and black lacquer on paper, with printed signature reading "Chōki ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 36.8 cm x W. 24 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) 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
1933.4.2567
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 80-81
  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

  • Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995

Subjects and Contexts

  • Collection Highlights
  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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