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The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya House (Tamaya uchi Shizuka, Akashi)

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya House (Tamaya uchi Shizuka, Akashi)

Dateca. 1799
Maker Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, 1754 - 1806
Label TextUtamaro occasionally worked in the exacting format of the pillar print. Long and narrow, the restrictive space of the prints demanded sophisticated compositions. In this print, Utamaro met the challenge by taking a three-quarter-length view of similarly attired courtesans. Their twin sashes cover the length of the torso from chest to hips, reflecting the fashion of the times. --Catherine Roche, Curatorial Associate, 2010
Object number2017.23.10
Provenance[Israel Goldman Japanese Prints, London, England]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2009; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2017
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 25, reproduced p. 48.
Credit LineGift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions24 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (63.2 x 14.2 cm)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Image Not Available for Shizuka of the Tamaya House, from the series A Complete Set of the Great Beauties of the Present Day
Shizuka of the Tamaya House, from the series A Complete Set of the Great Beauties of the Present Day
Kitagawa Utamaro
1794
Object number: 2017.23.4
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Tagasode of the Tamaya House
Kitagawa Utamaro
1800-02
Object number: 2017.23.13
Photo: Susan Cole
Beauty Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net
Kitagawa Utamaro
1795-98
Object number: 2017.23.9
Image Not Available for Teahouse Waitress behind a Bamboo Blind, from the series Eight Views of Tea Stalls in Celebrated Places
Teahouse Waitress behind a Bamboo Blind, from the series Eight Views of Tea Stalls in Celebrated Places
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1795-96
Object number: 2017.23.8
Photo: Susan Cole
A High-Ranking Yūjo with a Client
Kitagawa Utamaro
1799
Object number: 2017.23.12
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Hands inside the Sleeves (Futokorode), from the series Eight Views of Tea Stalls in Celebrated Places (Meisho koshikake hakkei)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1795-96
Object number: 2017.23.6
Image Not Available for Okita of the Naniwaya Studying Her Face in a Hand Mirror
Okita of the Naniwaya Studying Her Face in a Hand Mirror
Kitagawa Utamaro
1795-96
Object number: 2017.23.7
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Act Six (Rokudanme), from the series Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1801-02
Object number: 2017.23.15
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Act Four (Yodanme), from the series Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1801-02
Object number: 2017.23.14
Photo: Susan Cole
Picture of the Middle Class (Chubon no zu), from the series Three Ranks of Young Women according to Their Fashions (Fuzoku sandan musume)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1795
Object number: 2017.23.5
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Young Man, Young Woman, and a Boy Pass in Front of Santo Kyoden's Smoking Shop
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1800
Object number: 2017.23.1
The Eloping Lovers Keisei Umegawa and Hikyakuya Chubei (Keisei Umegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca.1799
Object number: 2017.23.11