Courtesan and Client, from the series An Assortment of Couples in Floating World Jackets (Ukiyo tanzaku tsui-mono zukushi)
Nishimura Shigenaga
(Japanese, 1697?–1756)
Nakajimaya Izaemon
(Japanese)
about 1740s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.5 x 15.1 cm (12 3/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5894
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ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Nishimura Shigenaga
1750s
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
about 1740–50
Nishimura Shigenaga
1745 (Enkyô 2)
Nishimura Shigenaga
1745 (Enkyô 2)
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
about 1730 (Kyôhô 15)