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Courtesan Playing a Samisen, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Floating World
Courtesan Playing a Samisen, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Floating World

Courtesan Playing a Samisen, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Floating World

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1786–1865)
Date1830–49
MediumColor woodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (35.7 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. A. I. Ludlow
PortfolioThe Six Tama Rivers in the Floating World (Ukiyo rokutamagawa)
Object number1949.232
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceAlfred Irving Ludlow [1875-1961], Cleveland, OH; by gift 1949 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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Two Young Women by a Fuller's Block Representing the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, plate 3 from A Floating World Version of the Six Tama Rivers
Two Young Women by a Fuller's Block Representing the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, plate 3 from A Floating World Version of the Six Tama Rivers
late 1760s
Travelling Priests Beside the Koya Tama River in Kii Province, with a Poem by Kobo Daishi, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
Travelling Priests Beside the Koya Tama River in Kii Province, with a Poem by Kobo Daishi, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
Temple Page on a Bridge by a Waterfall: The Koya Tama River in Kii Province, from the series The Six Tama Rivers
Temple Page on a Bridge by a Waterfall: The Koya Tama River in Kii Province, from the series The Six Tama Rivers
early 1830s
The Poet Toshiyori Viewing Bush Clover and the Autumn Moon at the Noji Tama River in Omi Province, with a Poem by Toshiyori, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
The Poet Toshiyori Viewing Bush Clover and the Autumn Moon at the Noji Tama River in Omi Province, with a Poem by Toshiyori, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
Woman Fulling Cloth Beside the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, with a Poem by Sagami, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
Woman Fulling Cloth Beside the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, with a Poem by Sagami, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
Pounding Cloth at the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, from the untitled series of Six Tama Rivers
Pounding Cloth at the Toi Tama River in Settsu Province, from the untitled series of Six Tama Rivers
late 1780s
Women Pounding Cloth beside the Chofu Tama River in Mushai Province, with a Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
Women Pounding Cloth beside the Chofu Tama River in Mushai Province, with a Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
Travellers Watching Plovers at the Noda Tama River in Michinoku, with a Poem by Noin, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
Travellers Watching Plovers at the Noda Tama River in Michinoku, with a Poem by Noin, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
The Poet Shunzei Stopping his Horse to Admire the Yellow Yamabuki Flowering at the Ide Tama River in Yamashiro Province, with a Poem by Fujiwara no Shunzei, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
The Poet Shunzei Stopping his Horse to Admire the Yellow Yamabuki Flowering at the Ide Tama River in Yamashiro Province, with a Poem by Fujiwara no Shunzei, from the series The Six Tama Rivers in the Provinces
ca. 1835–36
Clearing Weather in the Back Field (Uratanbo no seiran): Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei, Kataoka Gadô II as Issun Tokubei, and Nakayama Ichizô I as Mikawaya Giheiji, from the series Eight Views of the Floating World (Ukiyo hakkei no uchi)
Clearing Weather in the Back Field (Uratanbo no seiran): Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei, Kataoka Gadô II as Issun Tokubei, and Nakayama Ichizô I as Mikawaya Giheiji, from the series Eight Views of the Floating World (Ukiyo hakkei no uchi)
1855
Tairo, the 12th month. Women Preparing New Year Decorations, from the series Twelve Months in the Floating World
Tairo, the 12th month. Women Preparing New Year Decorations, from the series Twelve Months in the Floating World
1790s
Two Women and a Child by a Painted Screen, from the series Paris of Sevenths in the Floating World
Two Women and a Child by a Painted Screen, from the series Paris of Sevenths in the Floating World
ca. 1799