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Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"
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Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Created c. 1795/96

Curatorial Overview

“Iconic Japanese Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock print from the Edo/Meiji era.”

MediumColor woodblock print; oban
Dimensions38.6 × 26 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
OriginJapanese
InstitutionThe Art Institute of Chicago
Accession No.1925.3824
Credit LineClarence Buckingham Collection
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