A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa

Kitagawa Kikumaro Japanese

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Takigawa, the high-ranking courtesan (oiran) of the Ōgiya brothel, was not only a famous beauty but an accomplished painter and calligrapher. This print depicts Takigawa as she prepares a votive picture (ema) as a New Year’s offering for the Kannon of the Asakusa Temple.

A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa, Kitagawa Kikumaro (Japanese, died 1830), Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan

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