Orian Parade—Uchikake Kimono decorated with Carps climbing up a Waterfall

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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Orian Parade—Uchikake Kimono decorated with Carps climbing up a Waterfall
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Publisher (Japanese)
Datec. 1830s-1840s
MediumWoodblock print with ink and Prussian blue on paper
DimensionsComposition: 28 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (72.4 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object numberINV.998
Not on view
DescriptionVertical kakemono-e, ōban aizuri-e (blue) diptych of a courtesan dressed in a kimono decorated with a carp climbing a waterfall.
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Alternate Titles Kakemono-e Portrait of a Geisha (Parading Courtesan)
Exhibition History 1997
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Proper, Improper and Heroic", October 30 - December 16, 1997 (no cat.).
Provenance According to notes: William Rnadolph Hearst; purchased by Thomas Coley c. 1940s-1989; assumed bequeathed to William Roehrick 1989-1995; assumed bequeathed to Hamilton College 1995.
Markings Recto, lower right (seal): "kiwame"
Signature Recto, lower right: "Keisai Eisen ga"
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Image Not Available for Hanashôbu ni kawasemi (Kingfisher and Iris)
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Medium: Woodblock print
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© Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton …
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