Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Tsuki no To (けいせい月の戸)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1820s
Maker: Gajuken Shuncho (画寿軒春朝)
Dimensions:
Image: 382 x 250 mm (38.2 x 25 cm)
Sheet: 753 x 382 mm (75.3 x 38.2 cm)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.4.3
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'Keisei Hyakumangoku (傾城百万国)' at Nakamura Theatre (中村座) in the first month of 1825.
Courtesans were fashion leaders and competed with each other to express their beauty and splendour. Their belongings were also meant to indicate the number of patrons they got. The number of kanzashi (簪, ornament hair pins) increased rapidly through the period, and hairstyles became more and more flamboyant. These women were the acknowledged cultural leaders in a male-dominated society.
Courtesans were fashion leaders and competed with each other to express their beauty and splendour. Their belongings were also meant to indicate the number of patrons they got. The number of kanzashi (簪, ornament hair pins) increased rapidly through the period, and hairstyles became more and more flamboyant. These women were the acknowledged cultural leaders in a male-dominated society.
By same maker
- Ichikawa Ebijuro I (初代市川鰕十郎) as Torii Matasuke disguised as Kanoko Kambei (鹿子勘兵衛実は鳥居又助)
- The actors Nakamura Sanko (中村さん光) as Matasuke’s wife O-cho disguised as the courtesan Kikuzono (けいせい菊園実は実は鳥居又助女房お蝶), Ichikawa Ebijuro I (初代 市川鰕十郎) as Torii Matasuke disguised as Kanoko Kambei (鹿子勘兵衛実は鳥居又助) (centre), and Fujikawa Tomokichi II (藤川友吉) as the courtesan Tsuki no To (けいせい月の戸)
- Nakamura Sanko (中村さん光) as Matasuke’s wife O-cho disguised as the courtesan Kikuzono (けいせい菊園実は実は鳥居又助女房お蝶)
