Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 97132

Hanaogi, Courtesan of the Ogiya Pleasure House

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Toyokuni I歌川豊国
Date / 年代
1802
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録
417 × 600 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者
紫藤メイ
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

Hanaogi, Courtesan of the Ogiya Pleasure House by Utagawa Toyokuni II (1802? - 1835) Aren't all those hair ornaments awfully heavy? This oiran, known as Hanaogi of the Ogiya geisha house, was the most popular of her day. As we can tell by her position in front of the Japanese zither, or koto, the oiran or highest ranked geisha was able to perform on a variety of musical instruments, and was also expected to have a fine hand at calligraphy.

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