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

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865), artist · c. mid 1820s · color woodblock print

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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 Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWoman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu), c. mid 1820s. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 23.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.711
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