Yotsu of the Matsukiyo Brothel Performing as a Shirabyōshi, from the series Sacred Dances in Shinmachi
Gochōtei Sadahiro 五蝶亭貞広 Japanese
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Gochōtei (or Utagawa Sadahiro I) studied with Utagawa Kunisada in Edo, though by around 1830 was working in Osaka. Though he specialized in Kabuki prints, here he has created an image of a Shinmachi courtesan who is dressed in the costume of a shirabyōshi, female performers who dressed in male courtier’s costume. The title suggests that it was meant to parody a sacred dance performed at the dedication of a Shinto shrine.
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