Two Courtesans and Apprentice
Two Courtesans and Apprentice

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Two Courtesans and Apprentice,

ca. 1785

Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長, 1752–1815
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
1996-210

Information

Title
Two Courtesans and Apprentice
Dates

ca. 1785

Maker
Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 22 cm. (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.) mat: 48.8 x 36 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne van Biema
Object Number
1996-210
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Kiyonaga 清長画
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
oban, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
courtesans, apprentices, figures (representations), women

–1996 Anne van Biema collection (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1996.

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