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Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
Courtesan Naniwae scratching her back with pipe (Naniwae), Edo Period
Description
Title
Courtesan Naniwae scratching her back with pipe (Naniwae)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 x 14.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
[text and poems] Haikai poem by Kasaya Saren, noted poet and friend of Harunobu, describing the courtesan
Signature: Suzuki Harunobu ga
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1082
About
Courtesan Naniwae scratching her back with pipe (Naniwae)
From the Illustrated Book of Collected Beauties from the Licensed Quarter (Ehon seiro bijin awase)
[text and poems] Haikai poem by Kasaya Saren, noted poet and friend of Harunobu, describing the courtesan
Signature: Suzuki Harunobu ga
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
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