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This image is from “Eight Views of Famous Teahouse” by Utamaro. The teahouse waitress is checking her makeup and appears to be wiping off excess red lip color with a cloth. The upper half of her face is covered by a bamboo blind (sudare). The blind features narrow lines that are intentionally carved irregularly to create a natural effect.
The flower pattern on her kimono, which resembles a Dianthus, is designed in two ways - one in white and the other outlined in white. We also see the same flower shape on one of her hair decoration sticks.
The overall meaning of the poem is “People tend to be entwined by a long vine.” もろ人に しがらむ蔦の 二十間
Other prints in this set
- Utamaro Beauties (set of 36)
- Obvious Love
- Ide no Tamagawa
- Akashi of the Tamaya
- Hanazuma of the Hyōgoya House
- Tatsumi Rokō
- Hitomoto of the Monji-rō
- Tōi no Tamagawa
- The Widow of Asahiya
- Courtesan from Matsuba House
- Painting the Eyebrows
- Reflective Love
- Sudare
- Misayama from Chōjiya
- Beauty Relaxing After a Bath
- Woman applying Makeup
- Takigawa of the Ogiya Teahouse
- The Face of Osan
- Kisegawa of the Matsubaya
- Oseyo from Hiranoya
- Beauty Holding Paper
- Woman with Comb
- Courtesan Smoking a Pipe
- Suminoe at Shiba
- Moatside Prostitute
- Teppō
- Portrait of a Courtesan
- Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya
- Karagoto of the Brothel House Chōji-ya
- Daydreaming
- High-Ranking Courtesan
- Geisha
- Kasugano of the Tamaya
- Autumn Moon after the Bath
- Portrait of Abura-ya Osome
- Takashima Ohisa
- Kiri no Musume