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Yanagawa Shigenobu

Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)

c. early 1830s
color woodblock print (surimono)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The print includes a portrayal of the otsu-e maiden behind the dancer to emphasize the subject’s origins in festival dances (see also Wisteria Maiden [1963.96]). The print is a surimono, an elaborately printed image designed for private distribution among friends or members of a poetry club.

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