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Courtesans by Katsukawa Shunchô — VisualArtsDB

Courtesans

Courtesans

Katsukawa Shunchô

Medium: Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 38.1 cm x W. 25.6 cm (15 x 10 1/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Katsukawa Shunchô

Mansion Opening onto a Garden

Mansion Opening onto a Garden

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1776

"THE BOYS' FESTIVAL"

"THE BOYS' FESTIVAL"

Katsukawa Shunchô

Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Onoe Matsusuke at a Teahouse

Ichikawa Monnosuke II, Onoe Matsusuke at a Teahouse

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1780

Ox (Ushi), from the series "Twelve Hours of the Floating World (Ukiyo juni shi)"

Ox (Ushi), from the series "Twelve Hours of the Floating World (Ukiyo juni shi)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1775

Yagenbori, from the series "Fashionable Sands of Edo (Fuzoku Edo sunago)"

Yagenbori, from the series "Fashionable Sands of Edo (Fuzoku Edo sunago)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1775

Narcissus in Winter, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Narcissus in Winter, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1787

Young Woman Washing Clothes in the River

Young Woman Washing Clothes in the River

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1780

Rabbit-Ear Irises in Autumn, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Rabbit-Ear Irises in Autumn, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1787

Actors Segawa Kikunojō 3rd and Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd

Actors Segawa Kikunojō 3rd and Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd

Katsukawa Shunchô

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1775

Out for a Walk

Out for a Walk

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1775