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Tsubasa of Ōgiya
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About this work
Tsubasa was a courtesan at the Ōgyia in Edo. The title of this print also lists her attendants ( kamuro ) Ageha and Kochō, but they are not depicted.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTsubasa of Ōgiya. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36 x 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.42
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