Japanese Print "Middle Sheet of a Triptych: The High-Ranking Courtesan (tayu) Takao of the Miura-ya Owned by Shichirobei (Sanpukutsui chu Miura-ya Shichirobei tayu Takao)" by Nishimura Shigenaga

Artist:Nishimura Shigenaga

Title:Middle Sheet of a Triptych: The High-Ranking Courtesan (tayu) Takao of the Miura-ya Owned by Shichirobei (Sanpukutsui chu Miura-ya Shichirobei tayu Takao)

Date:about 1730

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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Crest of maple leaf-crest of the courtesan Takao.Uchikake (outer garment) with motif of bowls with persimmons and with peaches. Kimono with motifs of pine seedlings and the treasure boat upon which the Seven Gods of Fortune are said to arrive at New Year. Title cartouche shaped like a noren (shop door curtain)

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