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Courtesans of the Three Cities

Courtesans of the Three Cities

(Japanese, active about 1717–1750)
(Japanese)
about 1720s–1730s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 31.1 x 15.6 cm (12 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.6230
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 54); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.

Actor Ogino Izaburô I as Watanabe no Tsuna (?)
Actor Ogino Izaburô I as Watanabe no Tsuna (?)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1723 (Kyôhô 8), 11th month (?)
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I with two unidentified actors in female roles
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I with two unidentified actors in female roles
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1720 (Kyôhô 5)
Kyoto: Osan of Daikyôji, Center Sheet of a Triptych (Sanpukutsui chû, Kyô, Daikyôji Osan)
Kyoto: Osan of Daikyôji, Center Sheet of a Triptych (Sanpukutsui chû, Kyô, Daikyôji Osan)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as a Rokubu Pilgrim and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Karigane Bunshichi
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as a Rokubu Pilgrim and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Karigane Bunshichi
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1720 (Kyôhô 5)
Actor Sanjô Kantarô II (?)
Actor Sanjô Kantarô II (?)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1718–1720s
Young Man at Riding Practice
Young Man at Riding Practice
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1720s-1730s
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô III as Urabe Hidetake
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô III as Urabe Hidetake
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1741 (Genbun 6/Kanpô 1)
Actors Ôtani Hiroji I and Sodesaki Iseno
Actors Ôtani Hiroji I and Sodesaki Iseno
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1728 (Kyôhô 13)
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as a Rokubu Pilgrim
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as a Rokubu Pilgrim
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1723 (Kyôhô 8)
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as a Medicine Peddler (Uirô-uri)
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as a Medicine Peddler (Uirô-uri)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1741 (Genbun 6/Kanpô 1)
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as a Vendor of Potted Plants
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as a Vendor of Potted Plants
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1736 (Kyôhô 21/Genbun 1)
Actors Ôtani Hiroji I as Oniô and Sakata Hangorô as Matano Gorô
Actors Ôtani Hiroji I as Oniô and Sakata Hangorô as Matano Gorô
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1732 (Kyôhô 17)