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Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono talking on a wooden veranda, with a townscape vignette above.

Yagurashita no Bansho (Evening Bell at Yagurashita), Courtesan and Her Attendant at the Yagurashita Unlicensed Pleaser District in Fukagawa, from the series "Fukagawa Hakkei (Eights Views of Fukagawa)"

A color woodblock print showing two women on a raised wooden veranda in green and salmon-toned kimono, one leaning on the railing while the other gestures toward her. A small inset cartouche above shows rooftops and a watchtower by water. Fine linework and flat areas of color define the composition.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
c. 1771
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2221 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1776).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Español: Campana del atardecer en Yagurashita, cortesanas en Fukagawa

Una estampa xilográfica en color que muestra a dos mujeres en una galería de madera elevada, vestidas con kimonos verdes y salmón. Una mujer se apoya en la baranda mientras la otra hace un gesto hacia ella. Arriba, un recuadro muestra tejados y una torre junto al agua.

Português: Sino da tarde em Yagurashita, cortesãs em Fukagawa

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra duas mulheres em uma varanda de madeira elevada, com quimonos em tons de verde e salmão. Uma delas se apoia no parapeito enquanto a outra faz um gesto em sua direção. Acima, um pequeno quadro mostra telhados e uma torre junto à água.

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