A woman as Ohara-me, of the Ohara village outside Kyoto, who carries a load of cut flowers on her head, attracting a butterfly. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

The women of the Ohara village are usually depicted carrying firewood on their heads

The woman wears dress indicating physical labour: her kimono sleeves are tied up and she wears fore-arm coverings

Half-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1906.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Shōun

Modern portraits of Ohara women

Wellcome Collection 36858i