id:			111682
accession number:	1930.211.a
share license status:	CC0
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Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō, c. 1790. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; each: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.211.a

title:				Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
title in original language:	仲之町の花魁道中
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creation date:			c. 1790
creation date earliest:		1785
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)  - artist

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measurements: Each: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Toyokuni ga
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi han)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Transformations in Japanese Printmaking
	opening date:   1984-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>Transformations in Japanese Printmaking</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Ukiyo-e: The Floating World Revisited</em>. Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (October 26-December 30, 1993);The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 2–April 3, 1994).cat. II-29', 'opening_date': '1993-10-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2004-12-12T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Hayashi Tadamasa
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	(Yamanaka & Co., New York, NY)
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	Edward L. Whittemore [1862–1930], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1930–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Howard Conley Hollis. "The Edward Loder Whittemore Collection of Japanese Prints." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 17, no. 4 (1930): 64-66.
	page number: 	64-66
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