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
  • Figure group
  • Japanese
  • Allegory — quality — prudence
  • Dress — Japanese dress
Object Number
1990.28

Works by this artist (4 items)

John Wilde, Wildeview, 1985, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, 1996.62, © 1985, John Wilde
Wildeview
Date1985
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Not on view
John Wilde, 75 in 150 from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio, 2001, aquatint and dry-point with select hand-coloring on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Janet Ann Bond Sutter and Thomas Henry Sutter, 2008.10.1.14, © 2001, Andrew G. Balkin and Renee E.K. Balkin
75 in 150 from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio
Date2001
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Not on view
John Wilde, Hats #2, 1988, silverpoint on prepared paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Elizabeth Stevens and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1996.45
Hats #2
Date1988
silverpoint on prepared paper
Not on view

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