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Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)
Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832)c. early 1830s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)
- Creator: Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832)
- Date Created: c. early 1830s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 20.2 x 18.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: Carl Schraubstadter Collection (sale: American Art Association, February 11, 1921, lot 319), (Yamanaka & Co.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.319
- Medium: color woodblock print (surimono)
- Inscriptions: Signature: Yanagawa Shigenobu
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1921.319
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