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Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

c. 1797

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 37.6 x 25.4 cm (14 13/16 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.359
Public Domain
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Description

In this tricky print, one must decode the small pictures in the rectangle at the upper left corner to learn the identity of the subject of the print: a woman whose name means "Flower Fan," her place of work called the "House of Fans," and what she is doing—emerging from a mosquito net.
A vertically oriented color woodblock print depicts a woman with pale skin tone, her body turned slightly left as she gazes down. Precise black lines define her patterned pink kimono and yellow starburst-patterned sash. Long hairpins crown her dark hair. She holds folded white paper to her chin, clutching a yellow cloth that cascades before her. A solid green fabric hangs to our right against a neutral background featuring calligraphic text.

Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

c. 1797

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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