Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Utagawa Toyokuni

Date
c. 1793–97
Medium
Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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