Identification title(s): number four: the gate decorations of togaeri from the matsubaya. Yon - kadokazara no matsubaya uchi togaeri. The nakanochô for the hisakataya poets' association (series title). Hisakataya nakanochô (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-408. Catalog reference: forrer 441-b. Jap cat iii 242. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, mat, bottom left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: togaeri, a high-ranking courtesan from the matsubaya house, walks with two maids (kamuro) along the new year's decorations in nakanochô, the main street of yoshiwara, the pleasure district of edo (present-day tokyo). The 'gate decorations' refer to the traditional new year decorations, seen in the background: bamboo and pine branches with fern leaves. With two poems. This is the fourth page (vrnl) of a five-part series. Where: high-ranking courtesans (oiran) from the various houses of yoshiwara are depicted. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: fukuwara shimemaru (mentioned on object), poet: kajitsutei tokiwa (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: ca. 1827. Physical features: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 208 mm (shikishiban pentapych) × w 184 mm explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Subject: what: courtesan, hetaera. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: circa 1827.
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