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The Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”)

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print featuring three women. The woman in the center is tall and slender, wearing a pink kimono with a tree design and a patterned obi. Her hair is styled in a high bun, adorned with a decorative hairpiece. She is positioned facing left, with her body turned slightly towards the viewer. The two women on either side are smaller in stature, dressed in kimonos, and have their hair styled in a similar manner. The woman on the left wears a dark-colored kimono with an orange obi and has her hand raised to her hair. The woman on the right wears a dark kimono with an orange and white patterned obi. The background of the print is beige, with Japanese text written vertically on the right side and horizontally in the top-right corner. The artist's signature is located in the bottom-left corner and on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1777–78
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
428 × 624 px
Museum record:
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