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High-ranking Courtesan from Shinmachi (Shinmachi Tayu)
High-ranking Courtesan from Shinmachi (Shinmachi Tayu)
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

High-ranking Courtesan from Shinmachi (Shinmachi Tayu)

Artist (Japanese, 1671 – 1750)
Dateabout 1720
MediumWoodblock print; ink on paper; sumizuri-e
Dimensions17.8 x 28 cm (7 x 11 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.305
DescriptionDouble-page book illustration.A courtesan of the highest class on parade with women attendants and a male servant who holds an umbrella over her head.
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Nishikawa Sukenobu
about 1720