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The Tea Ceremony: The Courtesan Ainare of the Kadoebiya House (Chanoyu no zu Kadoebiya uchi Ainare)

Woodblock Print
1805
Artist/Maker
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (artist)
Place of origin
Edo (published)
Japan (made)

Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in indoor setting.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • The Tea Ceremony: The Courtesan Ainare of the Kadoebiya House (Chanoyu no zu Kadoebiya uchi Ainare) (assigned by artist)
  • Complete Compendium of Modern Accomplishments: The Four Elegant Pursuits (Toji zensei tatsugei shu, yasshi kinkishoga) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'The Tea Ceremony: The Courtesan Ainare of the Kadoebiya House' from the series 'Complete Compendium of Modern Accomplishments: The Four Elegant Pursuits' by Kitagawa Tsukimaro (fl. c. 1794-1836), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1805.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in indoor setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.7cm
  • Width: 26.4cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「当時全盛達芸集　略誌琴碁書画」 (Series title)
    Translation
    Complete Compendium of Modern Accomplishments: The Four Elegant Pursuits
    Transliteration
    'Toji zensei tatsugei shu, yasshi kinkishoga'
  • 「五紙の続　茶の湯の図」 (Title)
    Translation
    Five sheet series: The Tea Ceremony
    Transliteration
    'Goshi no tsuzuki, chanoyu no zu'
  • 「角海老屋内　鴨緑」
    Translation
    The Courtesan Ainare of the Kadoebiya House
  • 喜久麿筆 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Kikumaro hitsu'
  • 「ひよく」
    Transliteration
    'Hiyoku'
  • 「れんり」
    Transliteration
    'Renri'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5191-1886

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O33482/the-tea-ceremony-the-courtesan-woodblock-print-kitagawa-tsukimaro/
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