The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosechi hana awase)

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Status

On View, Gallery 107

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Title

The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosechi hana awase)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality)

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1789–1801

Medium

Color woodblock print, ôban (one sheet of a pentaptych)

Dimensions

37 × 24.8 cm (14 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.3029

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