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Courtesan of Shimabara with a child attendant (kamuro); center sheet of a triptych with courtesans of Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo (Sanpukutsui, Kyō, naka)

late 1740s
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 石川豊信画　嶋原の遊女と禿　「三幅対 京 中」
  • Title: Courtesan of Shimabara with a child attendant (kamuro); center sheet of a triptych with courtesans of Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo (Sanpukutsui, Kyō, naka)
  • Artist: Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: late 1740s
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (beni-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: Wide pillar print (hashira-e): 27 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (70 × 24.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Lent by Lee E. Dirks
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art