id: 152486
accession number: 1985.309
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Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant, late 1760s. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Color woodblock print, with embossing; overall: 28.1 x 20.1 cm (11 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.309
title: Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant
title in original language: 遊女と寝る禿
series:
series in original language:
creation date: late 1760s
creation date earliest: 1765
creation date latest: 1769
current location:
creditline: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
copyright:
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique: color woodblock print, with embossing
department: Japanese Art
collection: Japanese Art
type: Print
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CREATORS
* Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 28.1 x 20.1 cm (11 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
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inscriptions:
inscription: Artist's signature: Harunobu ga
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remark:
inscription: Collector's seal: Vever
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection
opening date: 1988-09-14T04:00:00
A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
title: Japan’s Floating World 日本の浮世
opening date: 2022-04-08T04:00:00
Japan’s Floating World 日本の浮世. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 8-October 9, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Japanese Gallery 113 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 10–June 23, 1998).', 'opening_date': '1998-06-23T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Japanese Gallery 113 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 19–April 25, 2002).', 'opening_date': '2002-04-25T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Henri Vever [1854–1942], France
date: ?–1942
footnotes:
citations:
(Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, UK, March 24, 1977, part III, lot 48)
date: March 24, 1977
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citations:
(R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)
date: 1977–?
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The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1985
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citations:
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1985–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Sotheby's London. Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings and Paintings, from the Henri Vever Collection: Part III. March 24, 1977.
page number: Reproduced: 34-35, lot no. 48
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“Checklist of the Kelvin Smith Bequest.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 75, no. 7, 1988, pp. 292–295.
page number: Mentioned: p. 292
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