Yosooi: Courtesans on a balcony watching a street juggler. From the series Meigi sanjurokasen' (Famous geisha compared to 36 poets).

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Yosooi: Courtesans on a balcony watching a street juggler. From the series Meigi sanjurokasen' (Famous geisha compared to 36 poets).

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), also known as Toyokuni III, was the most popular and prolific designer of ukiyo-e in 19th century Japan. He is estimated to have produced between 20,000 and 25,000 designs for woodblock prints during his lifetime. His reputation was clinched when he was in his early twenties; it was as great as that of his teacher Toyokuni I, and lifelong. His status was largely unchallenged in his lifetime, though it was long unfairly neglected because of cyclical attitudes to J...

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Date created

circa 1860

Creator

Utagawa Kunisada / Tsutaya Kichizo

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/40521

Related subjects

Women / Balconies / Balls (Sporting goods) / Geishas / Rugs / Japan / Japanese / ink / paper / prints / works on paper / woodcut / Edo / Jugglers / Tokyo

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