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Courtesan by Yashima Gakutei — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan

Courtesan

Yashima Gakutei

1800–1899

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 7 5/16 in. (20.5 x 18.6 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Night Scene

Night Scene

Yashima Gakutei, 1820

Two Princesses of the River (Kohi nijo), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisu juban)"

Two Princesses of the River (Kohi nijo), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisu juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1823

The Nine Old Men of Mount Xiang (Kozan kyuro), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisu juban)"

The Nine Old Men of Mount Xiang (Kozan kyuro), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisu juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1823

Komatsu Shigemori from the Tales of Heike (Komatsu Shigemori, Heike monogatari), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Komatsu Shigemori from the Tales of Heike (Komatsu Shigemori, Heike monogatari), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1816

Fan Kuai (Hankai), from the series "Three Broken Gates (Haitatsu sanban)"

Fan Kuai (Hankai), from the series "Three Broken Gates (Haitatsu sanban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1827

Ichirō gafu

Ichirō gafu

Yashima Gakutei

Print

Print

Yashima Gakutei, 1810

Woman About to Write a Poem

Woman About to Write a Poem

Yashima Gakutei, 1816

Longevity: Wo Quan (Ju, Akusen), from an untitled series of happiness, prosperity, and longevity

Longevity: Wo Quan (Ju, Akusen), from an untitled series of happiness, prosperity, and longevity

Yashima Gakutei, 1819

The Tenmangu Festival at Osaka

The Tenmangu Festival at Osaka

Yashima Gakutei, 1700

Nobleman and Warrior

Nobleman and Warrior

Yashima Gakutei, 1800

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, 1816