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Courtesan District of Edo by Chôbunsai Eishi — VisualArtsDB

Courtesan District of Edo

Courtesan District of Edo

Chôbunsai Eishi

1756–1829

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 x 10 1/8 in. (38.1 x 25.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu)

The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu)

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1783

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Print

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1756

Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu)"

Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1780

Yasuhide, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Yasuhide, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1784

The Priest Kisen, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

The Priest Kisen, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1784

The Peacock Boat

The Peacock Boat

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1790

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chōjiya Holding a Round Fan (Uchiwa)

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chōjiya Holding a Round Fan (Uchiwa)

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1784

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1783

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1786

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1746

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): Hanasaki of the Daimonjiya

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): Hanasaki of the Daimonjiya

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1788

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

Chôbunsai Eishi, 1784