#1 Girl Selling Dolls (To be Sold as a Complete Set of 6)

The first print in a set of six Tokyo bijin and street-life subjects, this work depicts a young woman selling traditional dolls, likely at a seasonal market or festival stall. Oda bridges [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) portraiture with genre scene: the figure is defined through posture and clothing rather than idealized facial convention, situating her within a specific commercial moment. The dolls themselves—probably hina ningyo or other ceremonial types—provide a counterpoint of traditional craft within what was otherwise a rapidly modernizing city. As an opening image in a series intended to be sold as a complete set, it establishes the mix of figure and urban observation that characterizes the group as a whole.