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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
These elegant surimono prints come from a set of five images inspired by the legend of the Shinto Supreme Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. She was once so offended by her brother that she retreated into a cave, leaving the earth in darkness. Several attempts to lure her out with cocks crowing, music making, and a goddess dancing failed, but a mirror hung from a nearby tree made Amaterasu curious, bringing her to the entrance of the cave. A stone was quickly placed at the entrance to block her way back into the cave, and light was restored to the world. Each print is set against a blue evening sky with embossed clouds enriched with gold, silver, and copper.
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Totoya Hokkei
Utamaro II — 青楼美人 六花撰 扇屋内花扇|A Courtesan with Wisteria on the
Totoya Hokkei
Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787–1832) — Woman by a Plum T
Yashima Gakutei — 孫悟空|The Monkey King Songokū, from the Chin
Utagawa Kunisada
Yokogawa Horitake|Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — Harumichi no Tsurak
Utagawa Kuniyoshi|Utagawa Hiroshige|Utagawa Kunisada — 小倉擬百人
Utagawa Toyoshige
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — Musashibo Benkei Kn
Utagawa Kunisada
