Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In these prints, two courtesans of the Ōgiya brothel are entering an open pavilion, while another group gathers around a Japanese hibachi inside. Hanaōgi, the most celebrated courtesan of Ōgiya in the late 1700s, is depicted at a desk. Holding a brush in her hand, she turns her head to one side as if gathering her thoughts before writing in the book before her. Both her position and her loosened hair separate Hanaōgi from her courtesan companions who wear elaborate coiffures. This depiction of her captures both her knowledge of poetry and her skill as a calligrapher.
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Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Memorial Portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III as Satsuma Gengobei
Iwai Kiyotaro (Edoya) as Okaru (from the series Pictures of 
The Shika Teahouse
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — A View of the Large
Chōbunsai Eishi
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Women Hanging La
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Musashi Provinc
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Party on the Pleasur
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Hishikawa Sōri III (Sōji) (Japanese) — Women on a Veranda
Okumura Masanobu
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Fishing at Iwaya