An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen. Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago

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An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen. Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago
Names
Suzuki, Harunobu, 1725?-1770 (Printmaker)
Collection

Charles Stewart Smith collection of Japanese prints

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1767
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: 113050
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Charles Stewart Smith Collection
Citation/reference: Smith C-26
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: Image: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm) Paper / Sheet: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 341426
TMS Object Number: 113050
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5d14e20-79cb-0133-3b84-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
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  • 1767: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen. Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1767. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90f431c0-3345-0135-0ec4-027beabc66d6

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen. Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90f431c0-3345-0135-0ec4-027beabc66d6

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1767). An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen. Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90f431c0-3345-0135-0ec4-027beabc66d6

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An oiran followed by her child attendant raising the portiere to enter a room where a woman is seated playing upon a samisen.   Through a window at the back a glimpse is afforded of the dote or path leading to the Yoshiwara and a man being carried in a kago