Photo of collection object Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World) — Kitagawa Utamaro. Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World), 1806. color woodblock print, Overall: 35.6 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.). Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.23. CC0.

Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World)

1806

Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)

Japanese Art

Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World), 1806. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; overall: 35.6 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.23

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: color woodblock print
Medium: color, woodblock, print
Dimensions: Overall: 35.6 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signature: Utamaro kitsu Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (emblem) Censorship Seal: kiwame
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1943.23
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
Rights Statement: CC0

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