An Energetic Kamuro
Artist/CultureAfter ??
Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
(Japanese, 1686–1764)
DateAbout 1712
MediumWoodblock print; ink on paper; sumizuri-e
Dimensions28.9 x 39.4 cm (11 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.314
DescriptionHorizontal oban (oban yoko-e)Label TextA street scene in the Yoshiwara. A courtesan and her maid, who stands close behind her mistress, are watching a kamuro (girl attendant) who has run after a young samurai and has caught hold of one of his sheathed swords, in an endeavor to persuade him to turn back and make the acquaintance of her mistress.
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Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
about 1710
Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
about 1710
