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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketHour of the Ox (2am) Size: 39.5cm by 26.5cm (15.55 in by 10.43 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Kitagawa Utamaro Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / € Price:  Description: This print, titled "The Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku)", is from the series "The Twelve Hours in the Yoshiwara" (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki) by Utamaro. "Ever keen to show supposedly 'private' moments in the lives of his female subjects, Utamaro's project with this series was to show a typical day and night in the life of a high-ranked courtesan of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter. The series title is written between the hanging weights of a stylized lantern clock and the zodiacal name of the time of day (or night), at roughly two-hour intervals, is written on the bell" (quoted from the British Museum website). "The Hour of the Ox is about 2 am. The courtesan has got out of bed to go to the toilet. Carrying a lighted taper and a roll of tissue, she sleepily puts on her slippers. Hanging over the screen to the left are an amulet bag on a string and a towel" (ibid.). The skill of the carver and printer can be seen in the delicate hairline of the courtesan. The dark speckles apparent on the surface of the print are gold flakes ('sunago') sprinkled over the paper.       Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (101) kacho-e (27) landscape (55) bijin-ga (17) contemporary (15) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (69) ebook (7) miscellaneous (5) 8 Cats (3) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (16) Yoshida family prints (88) Doi Hanga prints (52) Miyakodori prints (5) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (41) kacho-e (30) yakusha-e (20) landscape (182) bijin-ga (114) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (0) set (31) books (3) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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