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Middle Sheet of a Triptych: The High-Ranking Courtesan (tayu) Takao of the Miura-ya Owned by Shichirobei (Sanpukutsui chu Miura-ya Shichirobei tayu Takao)
Middle Sheet of a Triptych: The High-Ranking Courtesan (tayu) Takao of the Miura-ya Owned by Shichirobei (Sanpukutsui chu Miura-ya Shichirobei tayu Takao)
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Middle Sheet of a Triptych: The High-Ranking Courtesan (tayu) Takao of the Miura-ya Owned by Shichirobei (Sanpukutsui chu Miura-ya Shichirobei tayu Takao)

Artist (Japanese, about 1697–1758)
Dateabout 1730
Mediumwoodblock print; ink, hand-applied color and brass powder on paper; beni-e, urushi-e
Dimensions33.6 x 15.6 cm (13 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher Mark: Sextagonal seal: Hanmoto Motohama-cho Igaya (the publisher Iga-ya of Motohama-cho)
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.328
DescriptionHosoban; middle-sheet of a hosoban triptych
Label TextCrest of maple leaf-crest of the courtesan Takao.Uchikake (outer garment) with motif of bowls with persimmons and with peaches. Kimono with motifs of pine seedlings and the treasure boat upon which the Seven Gods of Fortune are said to arrive at New Year. Title cartouche shaped like a noren (shop door curtain)
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