id:			122951
accession number:	1943.22
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.22
updated:		2025-02-09 00:57:56.298000

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses), late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.9 x 23.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.22

title:				The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)
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creation date:			late 1790s
creation date earliest:		1797
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
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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: Sheet: 36.9 x 23.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Utamaro hitsu
Artist Seal: Omiya (emblem)
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