Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka Sugataebiya uchi Sugatano : Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki. – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka Sugataebiya uchi Sugatano : Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki., preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Okamotoya uchi Shigeoka Sugataebiya uchi Sugatano : Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki.
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This triptych is built around three named courtesans, Shigeoka of the Okamotoya house, Sugatano of the Sugataebiya house, and Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya house, as the title lists them. Its three sheets are tall vertical panels that read together as one composition, a format favored by Edo-period print publishers for showing several women in a single scene. The print dates to the late Edo period, roughly 1848 to 1868, when the pleasure quarters of Edo drew steady demand for images of their celebrated courtesans. Such prints were popular souvenirs and advertisements, and today they offer a close record of fashion, hairstyles, and the public image of the licensed quarters.
| Created / published | [between 1848 and 1868] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 74.8 cm (whole image), 37.8 x 25.4 cm (left panel), 37.7 x 24.9 cm (center panel), 37.8 x 24.5 cm (right panel) |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Three panels from a set of Vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Courtesans--Japan--1840-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,655 × 4,507 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221907 |
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