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Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing

Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing

mid- or late 1790s
(Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
One of a triptych of woodblock prints
Sheet: 36.9 x 23.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.360.c
Location: not on view

Description

In these prints, two courtesans of the Ōgiya brothel are entering an open pavilion, while another group gathers around a Japanese hibachi inside. Hanaōgi, the most celebrated courtesan of Ōgiya in the late 1700s, is depicted at a desk. Holding a brush in her hand, she turns her head to one side as if gathering her thoughts before writing in the book before her. Both her position and her loosened hair separate Hanaōgi from her courtesan companions who wear elaborate coiffures. This depiction of her captures both her knowledge of poetry and her skill as a calligrapher.
  • Jacquin Collection
    January 20, 1921
    (Walpole Galleries, New York, NY, January 20, 1921 sale, lot 158)
    1921
    (Yamanaka & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1921–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 27-July 10, 2017).
    Ukiyo-e: The Floating World Revisited. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1994).
    Japanese Hair Ornaments, Pouches and Toilet Articles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 16-November 1, 1936).
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