Land of Geisha

Kitagawa Utamaro

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Caption

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). Land of Geisha, ca. 1796. Color woodblock print on paper, oban tateye (sheet): 15 1/16 x 9 7/8 in. (38.3 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 20.931. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Land of Geisha

Date

ca. 1796

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

oban tateye (sheet): 15 1/16 x 9 7/8 in. (38.3 x 25.1 cm)

Signatures

Utamaro hitsu (歌麿筆)

Markings

Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudō). Seal of Hamilton Easter Field collection at right of publisher's seal.

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

20.931

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