名取酒六家選 兵庫屋華妻 坂上の剣菱, 'Hanazuma of Hyōgoya, Kenbishi of Sakagami” from the series The Peers of Saké Likened to Select Denizens of Six Houses (Natori zake rokkasen: Hyōgoya Hanazuma, Sakagami no Kenbishi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), This print combines a portrait of a beautiful courtesan with an advertisement for sake to create a witty and iconic image about pleasure. The sake cup, seen on its side at the upper right, bears the name of the series
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名取酒六家選 兵庫屋華妻 坂上の剣菱, Hanazuma, Hyōgoya, Kenbishi, Sakagami, series, Peers, Saké Likened, Select Denizens, Six Houses, Natori zake rokkasen, Hyōgoya Hanazuma, Sakagami no Kenbishi, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1794, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 14 3/4, 37.5 cm, W, 9 1/2, 24.1, Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753?–1806, print, combines, portrait, beautiful courtesan, advertisement, sake, create, witty, iconic image, pleasure, sake cup, side, upper right, bears, name
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