Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
Nakazume of the Shimanouchi District of Osaka (Naniwa Shimanouchi Nakazume), from the series Pictorial Gathering of Remarkable Women of the Floating World (Ukiyo meijo zue), circa 1821
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Gototei Kunisada ga'
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame'
Date: circa 1821
Signed: 'Gototei Kunisada ga'
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame'
Date: circa 1821
Vertical oban:
37.6 x 25.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
37.6 x 25.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
Good impression and colour, slight toning, a few minor surface marks, minor trimming and thinning.
£ 1,800.00
The courtesan Nakazume of the Shimanouchi District - the unofficial pleasure quarters of Osaka - is observed in a private moment crouched over on all fours, looking at her reflection...
The courtesan Nakazume of the Shimanouchi District - the unofficial pleasure quarters of Osaka - is observed in a private moment crouched over on all fours, looking at her reflection in a mirror placed on the futon beneath her. She is surrounded by disarranged bedding including a duvet and an overturned pillow; two sake cups sit on a tray hint perhaps at a client who has just departed.
Another impression of the same print is in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.15700, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/208233
Another impression of the same print is in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.15700, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/208233
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