A bijin portrait of a woman named Osome, produced in the seventh lunar month of 1864 alongside companion prints including "Oroku" and "Takaragi." Osome was a famous tragic heroine of popular fiction, a merchant's daughter whose doomed love affair had been immortalized on the kabuki stage, making her name immediately resonant to Kyosai's audience. The [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) technique — multiple woodblocks achieving complex, lustrous color — is deployed with the finesse Kyosai had absorbed from years studying the great [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) masters.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print

歌舞伎
Woodblock print

1955
Woodblock print

1928
Color lithograph

1930
Color lithograph
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Osome was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎) in 1864, 7th lunar month.
Osome depicts kabuki, bijin-ga, and portraits.
Osome measures 35.7 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).