Young Man Smoking with a Courtesan
This is the prefatory illustration to an album containing twelve shunga (erotic) prints, entitled Negai no itoguchi (The Prelude to Desire). Utamaro's speciality was the depiction of women, especially the courtesans of the Yoshiwara, the regulated pleasure district of the capital Edo (present-day Tokyo). Negai no itoguchi is considered one of Utamaro’s greatest shunga series.
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Young Man Smoking with a Courtesan
This is the prefatory illustration to an album containing twelve shunga (erotic) prints, entitled Negai no itoguchi (The Prelude to Desire). Utamaro's speciality was the depiction of women, especially the courtesans of the Yoshiwara, the regulated pleasure district of the capital Edo (present-day Tokyo). Negai no itoguchi is considered one of Utamaro’s greatest shunga series.
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Aankoop met steun van het F.G. ...... Beerta Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds
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Purchased with the support of ...... Beerta Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds
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Dit is een zogenaamd ‘opwarmpl ...... s belangrijkste shunga series.
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This is the prefatory illustra ...... maro’s greatest shunga series.
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RP-P-2006-268
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Rijksmuseum
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Jonge man rokend met courtisane
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Young Man Smoking with a Courtesan
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1799
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1799
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blad breedte 382 mm
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blad hoogte 253 mm
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height 253 mm
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width 382 mm
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fourth quarter 18th century
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vierde kwart 18e eeuw
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