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Nakamura Noshio I As Musume Saeda, A Tea-House Waitress
Nakamura Noshio I As Musume Saeda, A Tea-House Waitress
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Nakamura Noshio I As Musume Saeda, A Tea-House Waitress

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1752–1815)
DateAbout 1770?
MediumWoodblock print; ink on paper; faded: difficult to verify if it is a full-color print
Dimensionshoso-e: 29.5 x 12.7 cm (11 5/8 x 5 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.364
DescriptionHosoban
Label TextNakamura Noshio I as Musume Saeda, a teahouse waitress. She is depicted carrying a cup of tea on a black lacquer stand, presumably to a customer seated upon the wooden bench. One end of the bench is seen at the left, beside the corner post of the chaya, upon which is suspended a lantern bearing the customary inscriptions: On yasumi dokoro (resting place) and Yamato cha (Japanese tea).
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