The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses)
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
1797 or 1798
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
38.9 × 25.5 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Accession Number
1985.361
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.