『浅草観音奉掛額之 図』　「扇屋内滝川　富川、粂川、玉川、津川、歌川、清川　め浪、お浪」, A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō

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『浅草観音奉掛額之 図』　「扇屋内滝川　富川、粂川、玉川、津川、歌川、清川　め浪、お浪」, A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Overall: H. 14 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 23 3/4 in. (60. 3 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Kikumaro (Japanese, died 1830), Takigawa, the high-ranking courtesan (oiran) of the Ōgiya brothel, was not only a famous beauty but an accomplished painter and calligrapher. This print depicts Takigawa as she prepares a votive picture (ema) as a New Year’s offering for the Kannon of the Asakusa Temple

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Size: 6350px × 3283px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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