Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase

Ishikawa Toyonobumid-1740s

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Title: Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase
Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1785)
Date Created: mid-1740s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 69.5 x 16.5 cm (27 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Michel Manzi [1849-1915], Paris, France, Henri Vever [1854–1942], France, (Sotheby & Co., London, UK, March 26, 1974, part I, lot 30), (R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith), The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.358
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signature: Tanjodo Ishikawa Shuen Toyonobu zu. Artist Seal: Ishikawa Toyonobu. Publisher: Murataya Jirobei (Mura)., Collector's seal: Vever
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1985.358

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