/internal/media/dispatcher/1078366/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=03A7BEBD6A2EFA39B177962CE585CDBDCourtesans of the Matsubaya: Segawa, Matsushima, Somenosuke, Hatsukaze, from the book Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami (Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses), vol. 1, picture 2, sheets 1-21776 (An'ei 5)Kitao ShigemasaKatsukawa ShunshōTwo ōhon pages; 26 x 30.6 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.149730The book was jointly published by Tsutaya Jūzaburō and Yamazaki Kinbei, and jointly designed by Shigemasa and Shunshō; but it is not clear which artist was responsible for which illustrations.
MFA impressions of the intact book: 2006.1749.1-3, 2006.1814, 2006.1815 (b/w illustrations)
One complete set of 20 illustrations for Vol. 1, cut apart and mounted as two-page spreads: (1) 11.19784; (2) 11.14973; (3) 11.20973; (4) 11.20979; (5) 11.14974; (6) 11.20977; (7) 11.20983; (8) 11.20972; (9) 11.20978; (10) 11.20975; (11) 11.20974; (12) 11.20969; (13) 11.20981; (14) 11.14862; (15) 11.20984; (16) 11.20982; (17) 11.20976; (18) 11.20970; (19) 11.20980; (20) 11.20971
Also, the four floral designs, cut out and mounted as two-page spreads: RES.21.466 (dup. of 11.19784), RES.21.467 (vol. 2, picture 1), RES.21.468 (vol. 2, picture 14), RES.21.469 (dup. of 11.20969)Prints26.000000000020740001