The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight…

Kitagawa Utamaro • 1790

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of…, 1790

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The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses), early 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 23.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.25