Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)

c. early 1830s

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川 重信

(Japanese, 1787–1832)
Sheet: 20.2 x 18.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
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The print includes a portrayal of the otsu-e maiden behind the dancer to emphasize the subject’s origins in festival dances (see also Wisteria Maiden [1963.96]). The print is a surimono, an elaborately printed image designed for private distribution among friends or members of a poetry club.
Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)

Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)

c. early 1830s

Yanagawa Shigenobu

(Japanese, 1787–1832)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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