Masako from Mino Province, c. 1804
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth Lathrop Sikes in memory of her brother Bruce Sikes, 1967expand_more P.13,964
Not on Viewexpand_more
Executed in the rare, long format (nagaban), this print depicts a prostitute and her attendant playing with a child who could be hers from a previous love affair. The poem reads:
I rub evening primrose flower
on the cloth of the man I love,
hoping the scent of the flower
will remind him of me
The name of the prostitute is inscribed on the print as “Masako from Mino Province,” which we can use to identify Yabe Masako, who died at age twenty-nine in 1773.
Details
- Title
- Masako from Mino Province
- Artist Life
- 1753 - 1806
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.13,964
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #674.5
- Curator Approved
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