Beauties of the Three Capitals: Osaka (left)
Artist
Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川 豊信
(Japanese, 1711–1785)
Dateabout 1745
MediumWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHabahiro hashira-e; 64.3 x 22.4 cm (25 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher: Mark of Urokogata-ya (circle with three triangles)
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.63
DescriptionLeft of set of threeLabel TextThe Osaka courtesan reads a love letter while her kamuro holding in her right hand a red lacquer cup upon a small stand and in her left a bronze kettle, is waiting to serve sake to her mistress. The kamuro in this design transgresses traditional depictions by directly engaging the viewer's gaze.
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Nishimura, Shigenaga
about 1730
