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Teisai Hokuba
Sketch of a Prostitute with Her Matcirca 1840

Not on view
Brush and ink drawing on off-white paper of a standing woman in a kimono, rendered in loose gestural strokes, with Japanese cursive script to her left and a tree at right

Teisai Hokuba, Sketch of a Prostitute with Her Mat, circa 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Teisai Hokuba
Title
Sketch of a Prostitute with Her Mat
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1840
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ink drawing from an album; ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (27.31 x 19.21 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Simms
Accession Number
M.2000.122.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art