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.

  • Yamamoto, Shōkoku, 1870-1965.
Date:
1906
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36858i
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view 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.

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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

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

Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Lettering

Shōun

Notes

Modern portraits of Ohara women

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36858i

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