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True View of Benten at Inokashira from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
Ogata Gekkōc. 1886–1899
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The print series Gekkō’s Miscellaney wanders through a variety of genres. This print captures a view of a famous place in Tokyo, Inokashira, associated with the water deity Benzaiten. Ōgata Gekkō distinguished himself as a younger artist in the first exhibition of the Painting Appreciation Society (Kangakai) in 1885. He went on to earn prizes at world’s fairs and expositions in both the US and Europe.
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- Title: True View of Benten at Inokashira from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
- Creator: Ōgata Gekkō (Japanese, 1859-1920)
- Date Created: c. 1886–1899
- Provenance: Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, ?-2017, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2017-present
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.70
- Medium: Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
- Credit Line: Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 2017.70
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