A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon ho kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ogiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa. Artist: Kitagawa Kikumaro (Japanese, died 1830). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 23 3/4 in. (60. 3 cm). Date: ca. 1800.Takigawa, the high-ranking courtesan (oiran) of the Ogiya 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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Kitagawa Kikumaro.

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A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon ho kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ogiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa. Artist: Kitagawa Kikumaro (Japanese, died 1830). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 23 3/4 in. (60. 3 cm). Date: ca. 1800.Takigawa, the high-ranking courtesan (oiran) of the Ogiya 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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Kitagawa Kikumaro.

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