名取酒六家選　兵庫屋華妻　坂上の剣菱, "Hanazuma of Hyōgoya, Kenbishi of Sakagami” from the series The Peers of Saké Likened to Select Denizens

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名取酒六家選　兵庫屋華妻　坂上の剣菱, 'Hanazuma of Hyōgoya, Kenbishi of Sakagami” from the series The Peers of Saké Likened to Select Denizens of Six Houses (Natori zake rokkasen: Hyōgoya Hanazuma, Sakagami no Kenbishi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), This print combines a portrait of a beautiful courtesan with an advertisement for sake to create a witty and iconic image about pleasure. The sake cup, seen on its side at the upper right, bears the name of the series

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Size: 3563px × 5520px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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