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KITAGAWA UTAMARO. High-Ranking Courtesan" (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi) ,"

"High-Ranking Courtesan" (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.5 x 24.8 cm). Date: 1794-95.
A high-ranking courtesan (oiran) from the Yoshiwara brothel district is captured by the artist in a private moment. Having just washed her
hair, she wets the tip of the brush with her lips as she contemplates writing a letter. The black of her uncoiffed hair and the red accents on her lips, the brush, and the rim of her sleeve contrast with the solid yellow background.

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Author: KITAGAWA UTAMARO (ca. 1754-1806)

Title: High-Ranking Courtesan" (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi) ,"

Caption: "High-Ranking Courtesan" (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.5 x 24.8 cm). Date: 1794-95. A high-ranking courtesan (oiran) from the Yoshiwara brothel district is captured by the artist in a private moment. Having just washed her hair, she wets the tip of the brush with her lips as she contemplates writing a letter. The black of her uncoiffed hair and the red accents on her lips, the brush, and the rim of her sleeve contrast with the solid yellow background.

Technique/material: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Period: Edo period (1615-1868)

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 2844 × 4259 px | 34.7 MB

Print size: 24.1 × 36.1 cm | 1119.7 × 1676.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN ART • EDO PERIOD (1615-1868) • INK • JAPAN • KITAGAWA UTAMARO • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAPER • POLYCHROME WOODBLOCK PRINT; INK AND COLOR ON PAPER • PRINTING BLOCKS • PRINTS • RELIEF PRINTS • WOOD BLOCKS • WOODBLOCK PRINTS