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This print depicts Sanjō Kantarō II as Yaoya Oshichi arranging her hair before a lacquer mirror. The scene is from the play Nanakusa Fukki Soga (七種福貴曽我) performed at the Ichimura theatre in the first month of 1718.
The mon (crest) of a sealed letter on the kimono is the main hint that the actor is playing Yaoya Oshichi - it was used on costumes for the character to symbolise the letter she sent to the man she loved, although before that it was used as a family crest by the actor who originally played Oshichi.
While it is unclear exactly what this particular play is about, Yaoya Oshichi ("greengrocer Oshichi") was a famous character who appeared in numerous plays for her ardent love and tragic end. She had fallen in love with a man she met during a large fire and, thinking that if there was another fire she could meet him again, she attempted to light another fire, a crime for which she was burned at the stake.
Other prints in this set
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Taisho era subscription prints
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Kaigetsudo Beauty
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Soga Parody
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Two Beautiful Young Housewives
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Parody of Chinese Theme
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Parody of Chinese Theme
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At the Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter
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Dancers as Parody of Ebisu and Daikoku
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Parody of a Kokin Wakashū poem
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Crane over Waves
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Harukoma Dance
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Scene from Hachinoki
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Parody of Morals for Women
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Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazō II
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Fuji from a Window
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Climbers on Mt. Fuji
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Two Women Dancing Sanbasō
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Beauty Catching Fireflies
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Yaoya Oshichi in front of a Mirror
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Higuchi's Wife Tokonatsu
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Ichimatsu and Shōtaro
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Beauty and Rooster
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Beauty with Umbrella
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Monkey Trainer on the Sumida River
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Young Woman with Fireflies
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Courtesan and Helper
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Ono no Tōfū Watching a Frog
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Beauty Battling the Wind
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Cooling Off in the Evening
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Autumn Breeze
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Beauty in the Wind
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Harunobu Snow Scene
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Courtesan Burning a Love Letter
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Courtesan and Dog
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Courtesan Beside a Lamp
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Making Tanabata Decorations
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Bats on a Summer Evening
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Kaoru & Eguchi of the Shin-Kanaya
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Ono no Komachi and Seki Temple
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Heron and Crow
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Two Courtesans on a Balcony
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Kisen Hoshi
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A summer scene
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Danjuro
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Hair Washing
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Evening Bell of the Long Stay
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New Year's Scene
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Outing in the snow
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Going out together
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Tanikaze and Naniwaya Okita