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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1907,0531,0.478
Description
Woodblock print. Bijinga. The courtesan Yosoi of the Matsubaya beneath a profusion of cherry-blossom with her young attendant (kamuro) blowing a kind of whistle.
Producer name
Print artist:
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (喜多川月麿)
Production date
1776-1825
(floruit)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(7)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bijin
cherry blossom
musical instrument
courtesan/prostitute
kamuro
Associated names
Representation of:
Yosoi (粧ひ)
Associated places
Associated with:
Matsubaya
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Samuel Tuke
Acquisition date
1907
Department
Asia
Registration number
1907,0531,0.478