The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) · early 1790s · color woodblock print
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The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses) is a CC0 illustration by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), dated early 1790s. Color woodblock print. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)” (early 1790s) is a woodblock design by Utamaro, usually a half-length portrait of a woman. Another museum may hold a different impression of the same block.
About the artist
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753–1806) designed ukiyo-e portraits of women. The prints are woodblocks, so more than one impression of a design usually exists.
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