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accession number:	1985.361
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The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses), 1797 or 1798. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.9 x 25.5 cm (15 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.361

title:				The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses)
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creation date:			1797 or 1798
creation date earliest:		1797
creation date latest:		1798
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creditline:			The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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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: 38.9 x 25.5 cm (15 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: shomei Utamaro hitsu
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	inscription:	Publisher: Sensa
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	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
	<i>A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).

	title:		Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections
	opening date:   2004-12-12T00:00:00
	<i>Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Henri Vever [1854–1942], France
	date: ?-1942
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	(Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, UK, March 24, 1977, part III, lot 159)
	date: March 24, 1977
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	(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] to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1985-
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wall description:
Takigawa, one of the most famous Yoshiwara courtesans at the Ogiya brothel, is shown here after her bath. Comparing this print with the other portrait of Takigawa by Utamaro (see <em>Woman Drying Her Hands</em> [1930.219]) illustrates how pose, gesture, and clothing can suggest different moods for the same individual.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sotheby's London. <em>Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings and Paintings, from the Henri Vever Collection: Part III</em>. March 24, 1977.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 84-85, lot no. 159
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	Sotheby's London. <em>Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings and Paintings, from the Henri Vever Collection: Part III</em>. March 24, 1977.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 84-85, lot no. 159
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