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Shizuka from the Tamaya house with her kamuro: P.15-1974

Current Location: In storage

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Shizuka from the Tamaya house with her kamuro

Maker(s)

Designer: Koryûsai, Isoda

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Hashira-e (scroll-mounted). Publisher's seal: Nishimuraya Eijudo. c.1778. From a series of at least seven pillar prints showing courtesans from the teahouses with their kamuro (assistant), with a lantern hanging above.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1974) by Guillebaud, Claude William

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1778

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Support Height 1140 mm Width 194 mm
Print Height 714 mm Width 120 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15-1974
Primary reference Number: 182768

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 16 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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