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Courtesan beside a screen: P.618-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Courtesan beside a screen

Maker(s)

Designer: Utamaro II, Baigado

Entities

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. c.1810. Kakemono-e. Signed: Utamaro hitsu.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 2084

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1810

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 742 mm Width 239 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.618-1991
Primary reference Number: 182872
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 27 February 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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