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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
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: Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections
opening date: 2004-12-12T00:00:00
Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. 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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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: pp. 84-85, lot no. 159
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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: pp. 84-85, lot no. 159
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