Utagawa Toyokuni, Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi
Kelvin Smith, 1985.356 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Utagawa Toyokuni

Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

c. 1793–97

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
38.4 × 25 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-195850

Seven plays based on legends from the life of 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi served as the source for this print series. The entertainer Takigawa gazes at a hanging scroll depicting Komachi as she appears in a scene from the play The Gravestone.

Provenance

Kelvin Smith, 1985.356

Registry history

  • c. 1793–97 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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