The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Yoshino and Tatsuta, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
c. 1781
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
37.3 × 25.3 cm (14 11/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
21995
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of 18th-century, Torii Kiyonaga's *The Courtesan Hanaogi the Ogiya with Herendants Yoshino and Tats* (c. 1781) captures the elegance of Yoshiwara's pleasure district. color woodblock print, from series *Models for Fashion: New Designs Fresh as Young Leaves (inagata wakana noatsu moyo)*, the famed courtesan Hanaogi surrounded by her attendants, their elaborate kimonos highlighting the latest Edo-period fashions. Kiyonaga, a leading figure in the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") tradition, mastered bijin-ga—depictions of beautiful women—blending graceful poses with...
About the Artist
Torii Kiyonaga · 1752–1815
Torii Kiyonaga, born Sekiguchi Shinsuke in 1752 in Uraga, Sagami Province, was the son of an Edo bookseller who owned tenements near a bustling fish market. At age 14 in 1765, he began his apprenticeship under Torii Kiyomitsu, the third-generation head of the prestigious Torii school of ukiyo-e, renowned for kabuki theater illustrations and signage. Adopted into the Torii family, Kiyonaga succeede...