Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 68 x cm (26 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.). 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
Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 68 x cm (26 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.). 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.
Size: 659px × 3400px
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