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Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, by Kitagawa Utamaro

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An image of Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke). Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban format. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi. 1794. From the series 'Array of supreme beauties of the present day' (Tôji zensei bijin-zoroe), which shows Yoshiwara courtesans three-quarter length against intense yellow backgrounds.

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Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke). Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban format. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi. 1794. From the series 'Array of supreme beauties of the present day' (Tôji zensei bijin-zoroe), which shows Yoshiwara courtesans three-quarter length against intense yellow backgrounds.

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  • Accession Number: P.70-1960
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 682 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 680.60kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2013:07:01 16:30:43

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