Ukiyo-e 02, KU-2, Handbag - Utamaro, Takashima Ohisa
Ukiyo-e Bag - Takashima Ohisa.
Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
This print is probably the most famous bijin portrait in the history of Ukiyo-e. Bijin (Japanese: 美人) is a Japanese term which literally means "beautiful woman”. Bijin-ga (Japanese: 美人画) is a generic term for pictures (or portraits) of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre.
Ohisa was one of the favorite subjects of many Ukiyo-e artists in the 1790s, especially Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿). She was considered as one of the three major beauties of Edo city at the time.
Ohisa, the model of this print, was the daughter of Takashima Chobei who was a proprietor of a tea-house in Edo city. It seems Ohisa has made her reputation serving tea at the family shop near Ryogoku Bridge (両国橋).
Created in about 1793
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿; Japanese, 1753–1806)
Art inspires fashion - Exotic style fashion.
Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
The Beauty Ohisa from Takashima
「高嶋おひさ」This print is probably the most famous bijin portrait in the history of Ukiyo-e. Bijin (Japanese: 美人) is a Japanese term which literally means "beautiful woman”. Bijin-ga (Japanese: 美人画) is a generic term for pictures (or portraits) of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre.
Ohisa was one of the favorite subjects of many Ukiyo-e artists in the 1790s, especially Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿). She was considered as one of the three major beauties of Edo city at the time.
Ohisa, the model of this print, was the daughter of Takashima Chobei who was a proprietor of a tea-house in Edo city. It seems Ohisa has made her reputation serving tea at the family shop near Ryogoku Bridge (両国橋).
Created in about 1793
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿; Japanese, 1753–1806)
- Price:$178.00
- Glazed synthetic leather
- Custom-print durable Oxford
- Double rolled handles with 6" drop
- Top zip opening has magnetic snaps on each end
- Silver hardware
- Interior features print lining; back zip pocket; 2 front open slip pockets trimmed in matching leather
- Size: 14"W x 9 1/2"H x 6"D