Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) 青楼美人合姿鏡

Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 Japanese

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 Japanese

1776

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『青楼美人合姿鏡』
Title: Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) 青楼美人合姿鏡
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Artist: Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1776
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and mica on paper
Dimensions: 11 × 7 3/8 in. (28 × 18.8 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2013
Object Number: 2013.822
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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