The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)

Utamarolate 1790s

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Title: The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)
Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Date Created: late 1790s
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Provenance: Carl Schraubstadter (sale: American Art Galleries, February 12, 1921, lot 778), (Yamanaka & Co.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.343
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Omiya Gonkuro (Omiya, emblem)
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1921.343

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