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Source Description
The daimyo were "lords" in the hierarchy of the ruling military aristocracy of feudal Japan. Though a maid, this woman's clothes and hairstyle reflect a degree of sophistication commensurate with the importance of the household she serves.
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Document identity
localId
12689
label
Tokaido gojusan tsui
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12689
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Tokaido gojusan tsui
description
The daimyo were "lords" in the hierarchy of the ruling military aristocracy of feudal Japan. Though a maid, this woman's clothes and hairstyle reflect a degree of sophistication commensurate with the importance of the household she serves.
provenance
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
1845-46 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.2
height
24.8
dimensionsRaw
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 x 24.8 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Hiroshige ga
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
14922
4238
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b7c30f3ecde3017c