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Courtesan Reading a Letter

(Japanese, active about 1700–1716)
1710s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions66.5 x 32 cm (26 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.6644
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Kaigetsudô Anchi
early to mid–1710s
Courtesan Seated on a Bench
Kaigetsudô Anchi
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–6) eras
Courtesan Adjusting her Comb
Kaigetsudô Dohan
about 1710–15
Standing Courtesan
Kaigetsudô Dohan
about 1714 (Shôtoku 4)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Kaigetsudô Doshin
early to mid–1710s
Courtesan with Child Attendant
Kaigetsudô Dôshu
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–16) eras
Miscellaneous subjects
Kaigetsudô Ando
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–6) eras
Kaigetsudô Dohan
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–16) eras
Standing Courtesan
Kaigetsudô Dôshu
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–16) eras
Kaigetsudô Ando
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtôku (1711–16) eras