Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine

Quick Overview

Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro / Japanese, 1773-1828
Date: Edo period, Bunka era c. 1804/18
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, colors and gold pigment on silk
Dimensions: 70.5 × 26.5 cm (27 3/4 × 10 7/16 in.); Mounting: 158.1 × 37.2 cm (62 1/4 × 14 5/8 in.); Width including lower roller: W.: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: hanging scroll
Style: Japanese (culture or style)
Place: Japan
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: Gift of Margaret Gentles
Accession no.: 1969.641

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Utagawa Toyohiro
early 19th century · Painting
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00014229
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Utagawa Toyohiro
ca. 1800 · Painting
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00016454

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.