Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770).

Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770).

2-726-411 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. This print depicts a courtesan dreaming about the time she was taken from her family to become a courtesan. The man leading the girl by the hand is probably escorting her to the Yoshiwara, the entertainment district in Edo. This format is called a pillar print, or hashira-e (literally, "pillar picture"). It is made by pasting two sheets together vertically to form a long, narrow picture, often hung as a decoration on the narrow support posts of the interior of Japanese houses.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Colour woodblock print

Picture Type
  1. Print

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1546x7975
File Size : 36,122kb


Aliases

  1. 1920.516
  1. 101854
  1. 0940003447
  1. 1920.516
  1. 2-726-411
  1. 2726411

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