File:Triptych print (BM 1906,1220,0.310.1-3 2).jpg

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triptych print   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print artist: Keisai Eisen (渓斉英泉)

Published by: Tsutaya Kichizo (蔦屋吉蔵)
Title
triptych print
Description
English: Colour woodblock-printed triptych. Group of courtesans from Shin-Yoshiwara district playing music on upper floor of restaurant overlooking Sumida River; Nanabito playing koto and Sugatano playing kokyu; accompanied by lower-rank prostitutes and apprentices. With Prussian blue, and little red on lips. Inscribed, signed, sealed and marked.
Depicted people Named in inscription & portrayed: Nanabito (七人)
Date circa 1830
date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 36.50 centimetres (each)
Width: 25.50 centimetres (each)
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Asia
Accession number
1906,1220,0.310.1-3
Notes

Smith 1988

A group of prostitutes from the Shin Yoshiwara licensed district are playing music on the upper floor of a restaurant overlooking the Sumida River. Nanabito is playing the 'koto' (a horizontal harp) and Sugatano the 'kokyu' (a single-stringed violin). They are accompanied by lower-rank prostitutes and apprentices. With the introduction of Prussian blue about this time, some prints were done in the new colour alone to exploit its novelty. This example also uses a little red on the lips. The signature is 'Printed by Keisai Eisen'.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-310-1-3
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