Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of “Yoshiwara scenes” (Yoshiwara no fūzoku 吉原の風俗)
Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of “Yoshiwara scenes” (Yoshiwara no fūzoku 吉原の風俗)

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Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of “Yoshiwara scenes” (Yoshiwara no fūzoku 吉原の風俗)

Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信, 1686–1764
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1942-290

Information

Title
Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of “Yoshiwara scenes” (Yoshiwara no fūzoku 吉原の風俗)
Maker
Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
26.7 x 37.7 cm. (10 1/2 x 14 13/16 in.) mount: 30.2 x 41.2 cm. (11 7/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number
x1942-290
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
woodblock prints, prints, japanese printmaking styles
Materials
ink, paper, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
men, courtesans, samurai, figures (representations), girls

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