Description
The print includes a portrayal of the otsu-e maiden behind the dancer to emphasize the subject’s origins in festival dances (see also Wisteria Maiden [1963.96]). The print is a surimono, an elaborately printed image designed for private distribution among friends or members of a poetry club.
Provenance
Carl Schraubstadter Collection (sale: American Art Association, February 11, 1921, lot 319); (Yamanaka & Co.)
Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)
c. early 1830s
Accession Number
1921.319
Medium
color woodblock print (surimono)
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.2 x 18.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
