Beauties of the Three Capitals: Edo (Right)
Artist/Culture
Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川 豊信
(Japanese, 1711–1785)
Dateabout 1751
MediumWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHashira-e; 64 x 21.9 cm (25 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.61
DescriptionBijin is a Japanese word signifying a beautiful woman; the Edo bijin here pictured is a courtesan who stands, holding samisen and looking downward toward the left, while her kamuro stands beside her, is extracting a song book from the paper jacket on which its title, etc. are inscribed.On View
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