id:			111688
accession number:	1930.217
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.217
updated:		2025-10-17 16:10:54.084000

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors, c. 1800. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; 39.1 x 26.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.217

title:				The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors
title in original language:	青楼遊君合鏡　玉屋内　春日野　歌浜
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1805
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creditline:			Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)  - artist

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measurements: 39.1 x 26.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Utamaro hitsu.
Publisher: Yamada.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Hair Ornaments, Pouches and Toilet Articles
	opening date:   1936-10-16T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Hair Ornaments, Pouches and Toilet Articles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 16-November 1, 1936).

	title:		Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques
	opening date:   1980-09-03T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 3-October 19, 1980).

	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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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka & Co.)
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	Edward L. Whittemore, [1862–1930], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1930
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1930–
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