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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Beauties Harvesting Bracken, from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney

c. 1886–1899

Ōgata Gekkō

(Japanese, 1859–1920)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust 2017.69
Location: Not on view

Description

The print series Gekkō’s Miscellaney wanders through a variety of genres. This print captures an agricultural scene of women gathering bracken. 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.
  • -2017
    Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, ?-2017, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2017-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2017-present
  • Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.69