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| Artist: | Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806) — 喜多川歌麿 |
| Title: | Hanaogi of the House of Ogiya |
| Series: | Tsu Hana Mitate |
| Date of first edition?: | 1801 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1900s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 31379 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Utamaro I
Format: Oban tate-e: 15.25" x 10"
Subject: An extremely elegant bust portrait of Hanaogi of the Green-house Ogi ya in Edocho. This is the second print from Tsu hana mitate, a set of four prints illustrated in Shibui, 'Ukiyo-e Zuten' p.78.
Other impressions of this design are recorded in Kruml Catalogue, 12 #21 and as the frontispiece to Binyon and Sexton, Japanese Colour Prints.
One of the rarest of Utamaro's heads.
Publisher: Marujin
Date: 1801 |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Hanaogi of the House of Ogiya by Utamaro. Genuine woodblock print. Fine condition. Showa era Takamizawa impression with publisher's, printer's and carver's seal on verso. Oban size measures 16.4 x 10.9 inches. Very high quality woodblock print with excellent texture and ink bleedthrough on fine washi. Excellent detail. Beautiful portrait of Edo's most famous geisha.
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