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A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt

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Title
A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt
Names
Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806 (Printmaker)
Collection

Charles Stewart Smith collection of Japanese prints

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1794 - 1795
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: 113412
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Charles Stewart Smith Collection
Citation/reference: Smith E-17+, Brinkley 242
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: Image: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm) Paper / Sheet: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 342639
TMS Object Number: 113412
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f29a880-79d2-0133-2ed8-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1794: Created (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794 - 1795. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff84d7d0-38e8-0135-2929-1bb23c487060

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff84d7d0-38e8-0135-2929-1bb23c487060

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1794 - 1795). A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff84d7d0-38e8-0135-2929-1bb23c487060

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A tea-house waitress standing in front of the shoji upon which appear shadows of two women within the house, one of whom is reaching out and grasping the waitress' skirt