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Two Courtesans on a Balcony (From the series Five Colors of Ink)

c. early 1810s

Kikukawa Eizan

(Japanese, 1787–1867)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 37.2 x 24.5 cm (14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1048
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts two women with light skin tones on a wooden balcony. The woman on our left leans against a railing, wearing a green robe over a purple wave-patterned garment. The woman on our right faces her, dressed in an orange kimono and patterned blue skirt. Both have black hair styled with numerous yellow pins. Japanese calligraphy appears inside a fan-shaped border against a gray, dotted background.

Two Courtesans on a Balcony (From the series Five Colors of Ink)

c. early 1810s

Kikukawa Eizan

(Japanese, 1787–1867)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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