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Courtesan from the Myōgaya House

Torii Kiyomasu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman with black hair in a half-up hairstyle, wearing a kimono with a design of orange, black, and beige floral patterns. The kimono has a long train and the woman appears to be dancing or moving. She holds a long scroll in her right hand. The scroll has Japanese text on it. The background is beige. There are several lines of Japanese characters written vertically on both sides and a seal or stamp in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1712
Medium
Woodblock print (tan-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
307 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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