Accession number: 1957. 154
display artist: kikukawa eizan
display title: courtesans of the ogiya brothel
creation date: ca. 1810-1815
height: 15 1/16 in. Width: 10 1/8 in. Display dimensions: 15 1/16 in. X 10 1/8 in. (38. 26 cm x 25. 72 cm)
publisher: yamadaya shobei
credit line: bequest of mrs. Cora timken burnett
label copy: "the blocks used in the creation of japanese woodblock prints were reused multiple times on both the front and back sides. This block, called the key block, was used to print the black outline for two unrelated compositions. Separate blocks would have been carved for each color that was added to complete the print. "
collection: the san diego museum of art.
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