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The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya, from the series “Six Jewel Rivers” (Mutamagawa)

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-57013 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Asian, Figures, Portrait Artist: Utamaro, Kitagawa

Tags: Asian, Figures, Portrait

Description

Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya sits in a black patterned kimono, with an object at her waist and a long furnishing behind her to the right. A small inset occupies the upper corner. Kitagawa Utamaro gives the named courtesan a particular presence within Six Jewel Rivers, allowing the seated figure and surrounding details to form an intimate encounter rather than a literal river landscape.

Dating to around 1795–96, the woodblock print uses ink and color on paper. Its Edo-period subject gives a named presence a continuing visual form within a sequence of related images. The work’s interest lies in that meeting of individuality and theme, allowing the portrayal to be appreciated without inventing a precise riverside event, a journey or a symbolic explanation beyond the available identification.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Kitagawa Utamaro collection.