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Pleasures of the Capital (Miyako no sachi), from the series (?) Present-day Geisha (Imayô geisha)

Pleasures of the Capital (Miyako no sachi), from the series (?) Present-day Geisha (Imayô geisha)

「今様芸者都幸　（いまやうげいしゃみやこのさち）」

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1776–81 (An'ei 5–Tenmei 1)

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

Dimensions Vertical koban; 22 x 16.3 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8264

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hockley 2003, p. 222, #T-29-1

Signed Koryû ga
湖竜画

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#524); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.