Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

c. 1797

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, 1753?-1806)

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Sheet: 37.6 x 25.4 cm (14 13/16 x 10 in.)

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.359

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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.

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Collection: 
Japanese Art
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Print
Medium: 
Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Credit line: 
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

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