Geisha of Tachibana-chō, from the series Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters

Torii Kiyonaga

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Caption

Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815). Geisha of Tachibana-chō, from the series Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters, 1782. Color woodblock print on paper, sheet: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Louis V. Ledoux, 48.15.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Geisha of Tachibana-chō, from the series Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters

Date

1782

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

sheet: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)

Signatures

Kiyonaga ga (清長画)

Credit Line

Gift of Louis V. Ledoux

Accession Number

48.15.5

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