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Courtesans from the house of Tamaya Yamasaburô in Edo-machi Itchôme

Courtesans from the house of Tamaya Yamasaburô in Edo-machi Itchôme

「江戸町壱丁目　玉屋山三郎内」

Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1792–93 (Kansei 4–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.7 x 25.5 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4865

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #140; not found in Ukiyo-e shûka or Brandt

Signed Eishi ga
栄之画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceJuly 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.