Japanese Print "Insect Cage - 虫籠" by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro
Title:Insect Cage - 虫籠
Date:1790
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Source:Ohmi Gallery
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Description:
Supervised by Takamizawa of the Takamizawa publishing house. Included with each woodblock print is a windowed folder for viewing your print. This type of print shows a woman of the pleasure quarters. The Edo period red-light districts were officially sanctioned, however, they weren't the playground for just anyone. The popular top-class geishas of the day (known as 'oiran') were depicted in this type of print. In ukiyo-e woodblock prints, this close-up portrait view of the upper body is known as an okubi-e (bust portrait).
