Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi
c. 1793–97
Utagawa Toyokuni
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese Art
Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi, c. 1793–97. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 38.4 x 25 cm (15 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.356 Seven plays based on legends from the life of 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi served as the source for this print series. The entertainer Takigawa gazes at a hanging scroll depicting Komachi as she appears in a scene from the play The Gravestone.
- Maker/Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 38.4 x 25 cm (15 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signature: Toyokuni ga Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi han) Censorship Seal: kiwame
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1985.356
- Credit Line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
- Exhibitions
- A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - September 2016-January 2017, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection., Later Japanese Art Rotation (Gallery 113); December 4, 2203 - March 18, 2004.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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