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

Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings) by Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787–1832)

Medium

color woodblock print (surimono)

Dimensions

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Classification

Print

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Accession Number

1921.319

Tags

male

About this artwork

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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