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Display Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro II Display Title: The courtesans Chozan and Nishikido of the Chojiya Series Title: Untitled series of double half-length portraits of courtesans of the Yoshiwara Suite Name: [Untitled] Creation Date: ca. 1807 Height: 15 3/8 in. Width: 10 5/8 in. Display Dimensions: 15 3/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (39.05 cm x 26.99 cm) Publisher: Murataya Jirobei Credit Line: Gift of Alice Klauber Label Copy: "The five hundred rakan were Buddhist monks who became enlightened through their dedicated practice of the teachings of the Buddha. The veranda of this temple dedicated to them in Edo was famous as a place from which to view Mount Fuji. Note the dress and hairstyles of the merchant-class women on an outing to the temple that differ from the more ostentatious kimono and coiffeurs of courtesans, who were more frequently depicted in Ukiyo-e prints." Label Copy (Spanish): "Los quinientos rakan eran monjes budistas que haban logrado la iluminacin mediante su dedicacin y prctica de las enseanzas del Buda. La veranda de este templo dedicado a ellos era famosa por su vista del monte Fuji. Note cmo la indumentaria y los peinados de las mujeres de clase comerciante que estn de paseo difieren de los kimonos y tocados ms ostentosos de las cortesanas, representadas con ms frecuencia en los grabados del Ukiyo-e. "