DETAILS
- Artist
- Ishikawa Toyonobu
- Date
- 1743
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Japanese Art
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Credit line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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THE ARTIST
Ishikawa Toyonobu
Ishikawa Toyonobu, a master of early ukiyo-e, captured the fleeting beauty of Edo's actors and courtesans in vibrant hand-colored and benizuri-e prints.
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