Title : The Courtesan Tsukiomoi Hagino Kikuno

Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro

Date : 1804

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Description : Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei Date: ca. 1804 Size: 25.8 x 37.8 cm Format: oban Title: "Yukun nana Komachi" - Seven courtesans in comparison with the seven episodes from the poet Ono no Komachi "Hyogoya Tsukiomoi Hagino Kikuno" The courtesan Tsukiomoi Hagino Kikuno from the Hyogaya house. "Kumo no ue wa arishi mukashi ni kawaranedo mishi tamadare no uchimo yukashiki" - Unchanged is the magnificant site of the emperor's yard - a paradise above the clouds. The gentle beauty behind the curtain deserves my admiration.

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