Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at New Year, 短冊持立美人図, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1714, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and color on paper, 23 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (59.7 x 31.8 cm), Prints, Kaigetsudō Dohan (active 1710–16), This series of prints was probably issued as a calendar set of twenty-four, two prints for each month. Seasonal reference is made through the patterns on the women's robes. Pine and bamboo are auspicious symbols of longevity used at New Year's
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Courtesan, Poetry Card, Tanzaku, New Year, 短冊持立美人図, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1714, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, sumizuri-e, ink, color, paper, 23 1/2 x 12 1/2, 59.7 31.8 cm, Prints, Kaigetsudō Dohan, active, 1710–16, series, prints, issued, calendar set, twenty-four, two prints, month, Seasonal reference, patterns, women, robes, Pine, bamboo, auspicious symbols, longevity, New Year
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