Art, literature & historyHour of the Tiger [4 am], Courtesan (Tora no koku, keisei), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Clock (Fuzoku bijin tokei)"
c. 1798/1800
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 38.5 × 25.3 cm (15 3/16 × 10 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1939.2178
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Hour of the Tiger [4 am], Courtesan (Tora no koku, keisei), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Clock (Fuzoku bijin tokei)" — Utamaro. c. 1798/1800.
Medium: Color woodblock print; oban. Dimensions: 38.5 × 25.3 cm (15 3/16 × 10 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.