Catalog record · 目録番号 55477
The hour of the cock, Servants from a Samurai mansion
Catalog note / 解説
The umbrella and folding fan held aloft by the lovers in this print are not enough to shield their intimate farewell from our trespassing gaze. It is 6pm and the female servant (right) must hurry back to the samurai mansion where she works. This print belongs to a genre known as 'bijinga' - 'pictures of beautiful people'. Initially encompassing images of both men and women, this genre became increasingly associated with images of beautiful women of all classes. Other beauties in Utamaro's twelve-sheet series include a married woman and a shrine maiden. Materials: Colour print from woodblocks
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1798-1804 · vam
The catalog page is text-only. The reviewed image is available in the Ukiyo-e app for iPhone and iPad.