Series of Courtesans under Cherry Blossoms, Printed in Blue: (a) Kaomachi of Yagyoku, kamuro Matsuno and Konagawa, (b) Hanaogi of the Ogiya, kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta, (c) Nanahito of the Sugata-Ebiya, kamuro Tsuruji and Kameji, (d) Yosooi of the Matsubaya, kamuro Wakana and Tomeki, (e) Yatsuhashi of the Naka-Manjiya, kamuro Wakaba and Yayoi
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Enomotoya Kichibei (Hôeidô)
(Japanese)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (aizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban, optional pentaptych; each sheet: 36.5 x 28.4 cm (14 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.)
Credit LineNellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession number34.415a-e
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Provenance1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Nanahito of the Sugata-Ebiya, kamuro Tsuruji and Kameji, from a series of courtesans printed in blue
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Yatsuhashi of the Naka-Manjiya, kamuro Wakaba and Yayoi, from a series of courtesans printed in blue
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1844–54 (Kôka–Kaei era)
