| schema:description 10 | "tombstone: Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing, mid- or late 1790s. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825). Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; sheet: 36.6 x 23.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.360.a...(more)" |
| schema:description | "technique: woodblock print, ink and color on paper" |
| schema:description | "culture: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)" |
| schema:description | "inscription: Signature: Toyokuni ga
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi han)
Censorship Seal: kiwame" |
| schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |
| schema:description | "type: Print" |
| schema:description | "wall_description: 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....(more)" |
| schema:description | "id: 103293" |
| schema:description | "creditline: Gift from J. H. Wade" |
| schema:description | "measurements: Sheet: 36.6 x 23.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.)" |