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Jul 11, 2014
Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi
Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi
c. 1793–97
Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川 豊国
(Japanese, 1769–1825)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Sheet: 38.4 x 25 cm (15 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.356
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Seven plays based on legends from the life of 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi served as the source for this print series. The entertainer Takigawa gazes at a hanging scroll depicting Komachi as she appears in a scene from the play The Gravestone.
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