Catalog record · 目録番号 105762
Extremely fine large painting by Toyoharu – the founder of the Utagawa School and teacher of Toyo...
Print by Utagawa Toyoharu, 歌川豊春 (Utagawa TOYOHARU) (1763)
Catalog note / 解説
An extremely fine large painting by Toyoharu – the founder of the Utagawa School and teacher of Toyokuni and Toyohiro. Show a group comprising a high-ranking courtesan, her two kamuro ( attendants ), and her manservant carrying a lantern with either the crest of the Yoshiwara House or the crest of the courtesan. They are probably venturing out to meet wealthy customers in the teahouses of the Yoshiwara. The ample girth of the courtesan is typical of Toyoharu’s style at this time. Her surcoat ( uchikake ) is wonderfully decorated with breaking waves; the theme repeated on the coat of the front attendant. Little is known of his beginnings but it is thought he studied under the Kano-school mas…
Image record / 画像情報
KRUML · 1763 · kruml
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