Two pairs of beauties - one looking out to sea, the other at a shrine
Painting
ca.1795-ca.1796 (made)
ca.1795-ca.1796 (made)
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In this drawing, Eiri pairs fashionable beauties from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with famous spots in the city. The sheet is divided in half by a line, showing that it was meant to be made into two prints. To the right of the drawing, two women look out to sea, while to the left, two women chat at a shrine. The patterns of the beauties' kimono have been drawn in. Such details would have been a major source of interest to buyers of the finished prints.
This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Eiri's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. The survival of this sheet suggests that the designs were never produced as prints.
This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Eiri's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. The survival of this sheet suggests that the designs were never produced as prints.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. Hogitaro Inada, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | In this drawing, Eiri pairs fashionable beauties from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with famous spots in the city. The sheet is divided in half by a line, showing that it was meant to be made into two prints. To the right of the drawing, two women look out to sea, while to the left, two women chat at a shrine. The patterns of the beauties' kimono have been drawn in. Such details would have been a major source of interest to buyers of the finished prints. This sheet is a copyist's drawing and would have been copied from Eiri's original sketches. The copyist's drawing is usually destroyed when the initial printing block is carved. The survival of this sheet suggests that the designs were never produced as prints. |
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| Accession number | E.5101-1910 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2006 |
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