「あたらしや梅松」|The Courtesan Umematsu of the Atarashiya Brothel Costumed as an Ohara Maiden

Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭

early 1790s · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical hosoban · Asian Art

This exceedingly rare early print by the pioneering Osaka print artist Ryūkōsai presents the courtesan Umematsu dressed as an Oharame, peasant women who brought bundles of charcoal and other goods from the Ohara area, north of Kyoto, into Osaka. She is garbed for a costume parade held in the summer by local courtesans and teahouse attendants.

Artist

Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭

Date

early 1790s

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical hosoban

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of S. C. Bosch-Reitz, 1927