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Title
Six o'clock a.m
Twenty-four Hours of New Willows (Courtesans)
Alternative Title
Shinryu nijuyoji: Gozen rokuji
Creator
Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
Date Created and/or Issued
1880
Publication Information
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
Print of a courtesan, tying a scarf on her head. This series of 24 images of courtesans shows typical moments of the various times of day. The licensed brothels in South-Central Tokyo would close at dawn and here a prostitute prepares to leave her place of employment.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
93.3.29.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/307
Language
Japanese
Subject
Figures (representations)
Headcloths (headgear)
Courtesans
Kimonos
Ukiyo-e
Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Wood-block Print; Ink on Paper; 13 1/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (336.55 mm x 225.43 mm)
Relation
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cyw

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