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The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro

Painted
c. 1797
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Color woodblcok print; aiban

The courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya house in the Yoshiwara with two child attendants, around 1797. Patterns of lavish kimono and hair ornaments fill the frame against an empty ground. Utamaro is famous for close-up portraits of women's faces.

Object record (Art Institute of Chicago) · CC0

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