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The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series Beauties for the Five Yearly Festivals
The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series Beauties for the Five Yearly Festivals

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series Beauties for the Five Yearly Festivals

Artist/Maker (Japanese, active 1793–1801)
Publisher
Datelate 1790s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 15 3/8 × 10 1/16 in. (39.1 × 25.6 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioBeauties for the Five Yearly Festivals (Bijin gosekku)
Object number1950.468
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
Forty-eight Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN ( 1954-02 - 1954-02 )
  • University of the South, Sewannee, TN ( 1954-03 - 1954-03 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and His Period: Prints and Drawings from Paul F. Walter
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 7, 1991 - October 27, 1991 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Interrogating Beauties
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 9, 2021 - August 13, 2021 )
Inspirations: Global Dialogue Through the Arts
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 5, 2023 - May 31, 2025 )
Collections
  • Asian
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