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Kaigetsudō Dohan Japanese
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This series of prints was probably issued as a calendar set of twenty-four, two prints for each month. Seasonal reference is made through the patterns on the women's robes. Pine and bamboo are auspicious symbols of longevity used at New Year's.
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短冊持立美人図
Title: Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at the New Year
Artist:
Kaigetsudō Dohan (active 1710–16)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1714
Culture: Japan
Medium: Monochrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (59.7 x 31.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949
Accession Number: JP3104
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