id:			299514
accession number:	2017.74
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.74
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Playing the Koyo, A Lady from Nagoya of the Kōka Era (1844-48), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections, 1894. Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908). Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust 2017.74

title:				Playing the Koyo, A Lady from Nagoya of the Kōka Era (1844-48), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections
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creation date:			1894
creation date earliest:		1894
creation date latest:		1894
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creditline:			Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust
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culture:	Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
technique:	Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908)  - artist
Japanese printmaker, 1866-1908 Active in a number of prominent art societies, Mizuno Toshikata was a favored student of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), an eminent print artist most famous for his series Hundred Aspects of the Moon. Toshikata was chosen to succeed Yoshitoshi, and also took over his position as illustrator at the newspaper Yamato Shimbun.
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	inscription:	Inscription Type: series title
Inscription Transliteration: 三十六佳撰
Inscription Romanization: Sanjūrokkasen
Inscription translation: The Thirty-six Elegant Selections
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	inscription:	Inscription Transliteration: 琴しらべ弘化頃婦人 
Inscription Romanization: Koto shirabe, Kōka koro Nagoya fujin 
Inscription translation: Playing Koto, A Lady from Nagoya of the Kōka Era
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	inscription:	Inscription Type:  artist’s signature
Inscription Transliteration:  年方
Inscription Romanization: Toshikata
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	inscription:	Inscription Type: artist’s seal
Inscription Transliteration: 應斎年方
Inscription Romanization:  Ōsai Toshikata
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	inscription:	Inscription Type: engraver’s seal
Inscription Transliteration: えん活刀
Inscription Romanization: En-Katsu to
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	inscription:	Inscription type: date and publisher’s information
Inscription Translation: Meiji 27 (1894) Akiyama Buemon (summary)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2017-10-18T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 18, 2017-January 2, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, ?-2017, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2017-present
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