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Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu)

Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu)

c. mid 1820s
(Japanese, 1786–1865)
Sheet: 37.5 x 23.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

The image of a horse emerging from a gourd in the upper-right corner alludes to the story of the Daoist immortal Chokaro. It was a popular subject of otsu-e folk paintings.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
  • {{cite web|title=Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu)|url=false|author=Utagawa Kunisada|year=c. mid 1820s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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