Collection Online as of March 28, 2023
Woman by a Plum Tree Matched with the Wisteria Maiden (from a series of women compared to figures from Otsu paintings)
Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川 重信
(Japanese, 1787–1832)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print (surimono)
Sheet: 20.2 x 18.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1921.319
Location
not on view
Description
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.