PrintsJapanese20th century

Taishō reproduction of "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Reproduction dated 1916 (15th Day of 6th Month of 5th Year of the Taishō Era)

Artists

Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演Artist after

Classification

Prints

Medium

Large accordion-fold printed book [in a green paper cover with triple fan crest]; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Taishō era, 1912-1926

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

39.5 x 25.7 x 1.4 cm (15 9/16 x 10 1/8 x 9/16 in.)

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