Beauty at Kotatsu

2001-11-5

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title Beauty at Kotatsu
Object Number 2001-11-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Date Made 1926
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Iconography House | Cat
Description

Beauty at Kotatsu (炬燵の二美人) after Harunobu Suzuki (c. 1725 - 1770 CE). Human figures in a house with cat. A man and a woman are seated at a table with another woman standing. A sliding door is opened to reveal a tree. Probably published by Nippon Gasui-Sha (Japan Print Purity Company) as part of their monthly series The Nippon Mokuhan Gasui (Masterpieces of Old Japanese Colour Prints).

Height 26 cm
Length 35 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. John W. White, 2001

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