Japanese Print "Two Courtesans (1)" by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro
Title:Two Courtesans (1)
Date:1790
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Source:Ohmi Gallery
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Supervised by Takamizawa of the Takamizawa publishing house. Included with each woodblock print is a windowed folder for viewing your print. This type of print shows a woman of the pleasure quarters. The Edo period red-light districts were officially sanctioned, however, they weren't the playground for just anyone. The popular top-class geishas of the day (known as 'oiran') were depicted in this type of print. In ukiyo-e woodblock prints, this close-up portrait view of the upper body is known as an okubi-e (bust portrait). (1) This item is either untitled or the title is unknown.
![Japanese Print "Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series "Sundial of Young Women (Musume hi-dokei)"" by Kitagawa Utamaro, 喜多川歌麿 (Kitagawa Utamaro)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/aic/thumbs/79608_350672.jpg "Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series \"Sundial of Young Women (Musume hi-dokei)\"")
