Osame, a Concubine of the Lord of Sendai Fief, Learning Courtesanship
- Date:
- 1886
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
"Osame, a Concubine of the Lord of Sendai Fief, Learning Courtesanship" (1886) depicts a historical woman of high social status who was forced by circumstances to learn the arts of the pleasure quarter. The story combines personal tragedy with social commentary on the vulnerability of women to sudden reversals of fortune in a hierarchical society. Yoshitoshi's treatment of such female subjects during the 1880s demonstrates his characteristic combination of narrative specificity and psychological empathy.
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Osame, a Concubine of the Lord of Sendai Fief, Learning Courtesanship was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1886.
Osame, a Concubine of the Lord of Sendai Fief, Learning Courtesanship depicts music, figures, and bijin-ga.