Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase

Provenance

Michel Manzi [1849-1915], Paris, France (?-1915); Henri Vever [1854–1942], France (?-1942); (Sotheby & Co., London, UK, March 26, 1974, part I, lot 30) (March 26, 1974); (R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) (1974-?); The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1985); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1985-)

Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase

Ishikawa Toyonobu

mid-1740s

Accession Number

1985.358

Medium

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Overall: 69.5 x 16.5 cm (27 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith