
Onoe Tamizo I and Yoshizawa Iroha I as women holding spools
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- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A single standing figure in an elaborate trailing kimono patterned with overlapping scalloped waves in ochre, coral, grey, and cream, worn over an olive-green outer robe bearing a round crest, both hands raised to hold a spool of thread with red guide-lines strung toward the figure's obi. The face is rendered with the elongated nose and small pursed mouth typical of Katsukawa Shunshō's actor prints, hair swept up with ornamental pins, against a flat beige interior with a low wainscoted wall dividing tan and mustard registers. Signature and seal appear at lower left; the print depicts Onoe Tamizo I and Yoshizawa Iroha I in the guise of women holding spools, in muted washi-toned colors of olive, ochre, coral, and grey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Onoe Tamizo I and Yoshizawa Iroha I as women holding spools was created by Katsukawa Shunshō (勝川春章).