Reading Collection (page 17)

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari), c. 1745. Unusually, the kamuro (girl assistant) is depicted full-face

Beauty Reading a Letter, c. 1758. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Beauty Reading a Letter, c. 1758

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, c. 1747. Probably a portrait of the actor playing the courtesan Nishikigi in " A Group of Sumo Wresters of the Izu Peninsula"

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I looking at a guidebook to the pleasure quarters, c. 1750

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi)
Act Seven, from the series " Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)", Japan, c. 1801/02

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows, Japan, c. 1791

Tomimoto Toyohina, Japan, c. 1793. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Tomimoto Toyohina, Japan, c. 1793

Geisha of the West District, Japan, n. d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Geisha of the West District, Japan, n.d

Courtesan Dreaming of Procession, Japan, 1814. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Courtesan Dreaming of Procession, Japan, 1814

Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao]), c. 1730s

Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji, Edo period (1615-1868), about 1710

Young Man Walks in as Two Courtesans Read Love Letter, c. 1772 / 74. Creator: Shiba Kokan
Young Man Walks in as Two Courtesans Read Love Letter, c. 1772/74

Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)", Japan, 1822
Young woman reading " The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)", Japan, 1822

Scholar Reading in a Hut, Japan, c. 1820s. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Scholar Reading in a Hut, Japan, c. 1820s

Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro
Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760

Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785 / 89. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89

Hotei Reading a Book, no. 11 from a series of 12 prints, c. 1708

The Ninth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
The Ninth Month, from the series " Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)", c. 1784

The Yoshiwara in Edo, from the series "Seven Courtesans (Nana yujo)", Japan, c
The Yoshiwara in Edo, from the series " Seven Courtesans (Nana yujo)", Japan, c. 1807/08

The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon... Japan, mid-1780s. Creator: Shunsho
The Courtesan Yugiri and Her Lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series "Tokiwazu Hakkei", Japan, mid-1780s

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in the Wardrobe Room of a Theater, Japan, c. 1780/83. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in the Wardrobe Room of a Theater, Japan, c. 1780/83

The Announcement, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)", Japan, 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Announcement, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)", Japan, 1770

Woman reading poems in a study room, Japan, c. 1833. Creator: Katsushika Hokuga
Woman reading poems in a study room, Japan, c. 1833

Hanakago, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898. Creator: Kogyo Tsukioka
Hanakago, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898

Morihisa, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898. Creator: Kogyo Tsukioka
Morihisa, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898

Woman with book sitting next to a New Year pull toy, late 1810s. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Woman with book sitting next to a New Year pull toy, late 1810s

Kusu no Tsuyu, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898. Creator: Kogyo Tsukioka
Kusu no Tsuyu, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898

Sekidera Komachi, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898. Creator: Kogyo Tsukioka
Sekidera Komachi, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898

Young Couple on a Veranda, c. 1765. Creator: Torii Kiyotsune
Young Couple on a Veranda, c. 1765

The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794

Couple Reading a Letter, c. 1770. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Couple Reading a Letter, c. 1770

Two Young Women Reading Books, c. 1767 / 68. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Two Young Women Reading Books, c. 1767/68

Young Woman Seated on a White Elephant (parody of the Bodhisattva Fugen), c. 1767 / 68
Young Woman Seated on a White Elephant (parody of the Bodhisattva Fugen), c. 1767/68

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, c. 1767/68

Poem by Sanjo in no Nyokurodo Sakon, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, c. 1767/68

Portrait of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 18th century

Memorial portrait of the actor Arashi Rikan III, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Memorial portrait of the actor Arashi Rikan III, 1863

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Hakuen (Danjuro VIII), 1854. Creator: Utagawa School
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Hakuen (Danjuro VIII), 1854

The Ninth Month (Ku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months
The Ninth Month (Ku gatsu), from the series " Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)", c. 1793

Portrait of Eijudo at Seventy-One, 1798. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Portrait of Eijudo at Seventy-One, 1798

Holland (Oranda koku), 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
Holland (Oranda koku), 1861

True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin), 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin), 1861

Two Women Reading, 19th century. Creator: Gakutei
Two Women Reading, 19th century

Kyoto: Courtesan of the Shimabara, from an untitled series of the three capitals, c. 1820s/30s

The Potato Harvest, 1877. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
The Potato Harvest, 1877

Young Woman Inspired While Reading, n. d. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Young Woman Inspired While Reading, n.d

The Potato Harvest, July 1, 1877. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
The Potato Harvest, July 1, 1877

Portrait of French Student, 1901. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Portrait of French Student, 1901

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