In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Takigawa, one of the most famous Yoshiwara courtesans at the Ogiya brothel, is shown here after her bath. Comparing this print with the other portrait of Takigawa by Utamaro (see Woman Drying Her Hands [1930.219]) illustrates how pose, gesture, and clothing can suggest different moods for the same individual.
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Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Portrait of a Courte
Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro — 『青楼七小町』 「玉屋内花紫」|“Hanamurasaki of the Tama
Kitagawa Utamaro
Chōkōsai Eishō
Kitagawa Utamaro — 江戸の園花合 東屋の花|Azumaya no Hana
Ichirakutei Eisui — 一楽亭栄水画 「扇屋内 花扇」|The Courtesan Hanaōgi of
Chōkyōsai Eiri 鳥橋斎栄里
Utagawa Kunimasa (Japanese, 1773–1810) — Portrait of the Act
Kitagawa Utamaro
Ichirakutei Eisui
Kitagawa Utamaro — 歌撰恋之部 夜毎に逢恋|A Young Woman Reading A Lette
