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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)

Two Triptychs depicting Courtesans

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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
Two Triptychs depicting Courtesans
Two woodblock triptychs depicting courtesans:

1. Temporary Quarters of the Kuki-Manjiya at Edomachi 2-chome in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara Edomachi Nichome Kuki-Manjiya karitaku no zu), each sheet signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, 3 sheets from an incomplete pentaptych, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei (Kinkodo), 1830s

2. Courtesans under parasols, eachsheet signed Toyokuni ga, published by Aito, 1858, 5th month
Both vertical oban triptychs

Specialist note

For the complete pentaptych of Temporary Quarters of the Kuki-Manjiya at Edomachi 2-chome in the New Yoshiwara in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/temporary-quarters-of-the-kuki-manjiya-at-edomachi-2-ch%C3%B4me-in-the-new-yoshiwara-shin-yoshiwara-edomachi-nich%C3%B4me-kuki-manjiya-karitaku-no-zu-r-to-l-takigawa-kamuro-otowa-takiwa-kumoi-kamuro-kinshi-komitsu-hisanosuke-kamuro-kotoshi-hisano

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