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Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)
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About this work
The print includes a portrayal of the otsu-e maiden behind the dancer to emphasize the subject’s origins in festival dances (see also Wisteria Maiden [1963.96]). The print is a surimono, an elaborately printed image designed for private distribution among friends or members of a poetry club.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWoman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings), c. early 1830s. Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787–1832). Color woodblock print (surimono); sheet: 20.2 x 18.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1921.319
