The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō”)
A woman wearing an orange kimono with a peacock pattern is bending down to the left. She has black hair pulled up and an orange headpiece. Two small children wearing kimonos stand in front of her. A second woman stands behind them, wearing a red and black kimono and headpiece. The background is beige with black Japanese characters on either side and a black seal in the bottom-right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1777–78
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 427 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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