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Courtesan returning to her lover: P.3639-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Courtesan returning to her lover

Maker(s)

Designer: Koryûsai, Isoda

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Hashira-e, 686 x 117. Signed: Koryûsai ga. c.1771.

Notes

History note: Von Heymel; sale (Sotheby's) 2/12/1910, lot 55.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1771

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3639-R
Primary reference Number: 182545
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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