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The Courtesan Miyagino and her Younger Sister Onobu, in the Pleasure Quarter Scene from the jōruri Shiroishi-banashi (Shiroishi-banashi, Kuruwa no dan, Keisei Miyagin imōto Onobu): P.67-1960

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The Courtesan Miyagino and her Younger Sister Onobu, in the Pleasure Quarter Scene from the jōruri Shiroishi-banashi (Shiroishi-banashi, Kuruwa no dan, Keisei Miyagin imōto Onobu)
Patterns for Puppet Plays: One Section of Bamboo (Ayatsuri moyō take no hitofushi)

Maker(s)

Designer: Utamaro, Kitagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi. c.1806. Date seal: 1805-06.

Notes

History note: J. Thacher-Clarke and R. G. McNair Scott.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1806

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 393 mm Width 273 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.67-1960
Primary reference Number: 182749

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 February 2021

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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