Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series

Masami Teraoka, Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series, 1988, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mrs. Eugene Vail, Martha L. Loomis, Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1990.28, © 1988, Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka, Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series, 1988, watercolor on paper, sheet: 1522 14 in. (38.156.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mrs. Eugene Vail, Martha L. Loomis, Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1990.28, © 1988, Masami Teraoka

Artwork Details

Title
Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 1522 14 in. (38.156.5 cm)
Copyright
© 1988, Masami Teraoka
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by Mrs. Eugene Vail, Martha L. Loomis, Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — Japanese dress
  • Allegory — quality — prudence
  • Japanese
  • Figure group
Object Number
1990.28

Works by this artist (3 items)

Masami Teraoka, Tale of 1000 Condoms/Geisha and Skeleton, 1989, watercolor and sumi-e ink on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1996.105, © 1989, Masami Teraoka
Tale of 1000 Condoms/​Geisha and Skeleton
Date1989
watercolor and sumi-e ink on canvas
Not on view
Masami Teraoka, Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series, 1988, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mrs. Eugene Vail, Martha L. Loomis, Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1990.28, © 1988, Masami Teraoka
Oiran and Mirror, from the AIDS Series
Date1988
watercolor on paper
Not on view

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