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The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Oiran Standing in a Room

Creator Name

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

1771

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Woodblock print (nishiki-e)

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Title

The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Oiran Standing in a Room

Creator

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Japanese, 1726–1792, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

12 1/5 x 5 13/16 in. (31.0 x 14.8 cm);
height: 31centimetre;
width: 14.8centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

1771

Provenance

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

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Public Domain

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Location

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Subjects

Actors; Mirrors; Women

Topic

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Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Oiran Standing in a Room, 1771, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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