Choji-ya Misayama (The Courtesan Misayama of Chojiya) reproduction

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Choji-ya Misayama (The Courtesan Misayama of Chojiya) reproduction

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 401

Description

Woodcut print of a portrait of a woman.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Attribution

After

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Penn Prints, New York

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City, NY

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

print front, bottom right corner

Transcription

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

Manufacturer/publisher

Type

Inscription

Location

upper right in image

Transcription

Chojiya uchi Misayama

Language

Japanese

Translation

Misayama of the Chojiya

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Notes

Title with name of courtesan and brothel

Dimensions

Height

17-7/8 in

Width

13 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.