Takashima Ohisa

Data

Takashima Ohisa
Print   (Part of the set: Utamaro Beauties (set of 36))

Kitagawa Utamaro
Kaneko Fusui


26.00 cm
40.00 cm

2019
00238-035
https://mokuhankan.com/collection/index.php?id_for_display=00238-035

Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

The name of the courtesan (Hisa), and the teahouse (Takashima), are shown in the rebus in the upper right corner: Taka (hawk 鷹), Shima (island 島), Hi (fire 火), and Sa (upper half of heron さぎ).

This teahouse girl is one of the "Selective Six Famous Beauties" of the Edo era and was featured in many portraits. Here, she gently places her hand on the collar of her kimono and turns to look back, a gesture that is both feminine and attractive. Since her eyebrows are shaved, it indicates that she is now marred. Utamaro skillfully depicted the lady's mature and elegant atmosphere.

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