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Group Shot: 21.8393- 21.8394

Comparing the Appeal of Geisha (Geiko iro kurabe), no. 2 (R) and no. 3 (L)

(Japanese, 1761–1816)
late 1770s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban diptych; 25.3 x 38.3 cm (9 15/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.8393-4
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#318); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.

Sunset Glow at Kameido (Kameido no sekishô), from the series Eight Views of the Festivals of Various Gods in Edo (Oedo shojinn gosairei hakkei)
Sunset Glow at Kameido (Kameido no sekishô), from the series Eight Views of the Festivals of Various Gods in Edo (Oedo shojinn gosairei hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Twilight Snow at Mount Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series Fashionable Eight Views of Ômi (Fûryû Ômi hakkei)
Twilight Snow at Mount Hira (Hira no bosetsu), from the series Fashionable Eight Views of Ômi (Fûryû Ômi hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Evening Bell at Shômyô-ji Temple (Shômyô-ji no banshô), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Evening Bell at Shômyô-ji Temple (Shômyô-ji no banshô), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Fox Dance in the Yoshiwara, from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru)
Fox Dance in the Yoshiwara, from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
1796 (Kansei 8)
Genroku-era Courtesans and Samurai
Genroku-era Courtesans and Samurai
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Fox Dance in the Yoshiwara, from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru)
Fox Dance in the Yoshiwara, from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
1796 (Kansei 8)
Two Women at the Orizuru Tea House
Two Women at the Orizuru Tea House
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
about 1782–3 (Tenmei 2–3)
Clearing Weather of the Fan (Ôgi no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Accessories in the Modern World (Tôsei dôgu hakkei)
Clearing Weather of the Fan (Ôgi no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Accessories in the Modern World (Tôsei dôgu hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Two Women by a Folding Screen, from the series Ten Patterns of Alluring Styles in the Modern World (Tôsei enpû jukkei no zu)
Two Women by a Folding Screen, from the series Ten Patterns of Alluring Styles in the Modern World (Tôsei enpû jukkei no zu)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
1780s
Alluring Figures at Dotegawa (Dotegawa no enshi), from the series Eight Views of Ryôgoku in Modern Times (Tôsei Ryôgoku hakkei)
Alluring Figures at Dotegawa (Dotegawa no enshi), from the series Eight Views of Ryôgoku in Modern Times (Tôsei Ryôgoku hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Descending Geese at Hirakata (Hirakata no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
1780s
Women Walking, from the series Ten Patterns of Alluring Figures in the Modern World (Tôsei enshi jukkei no zu)
Women Walking, from the series Ten Patterns of Alluring Figures in the Modern World (Tôsei enshi jukkei no zu)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
1780s