S-1154

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 37.2; Larghezza: 76.9

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Dipinti e stampe del Mondo Fluttuante. Capolavori Ukiyoe del Museo Chiossone di Genova - Genova, Palazzo Ducale - 16 aprile – 21 agosto 2005

This is the last triptych by Utamaro, who died a few months after the production of this woodblock print, in September 1806. A composite woodblock print in three sheets depicting a young aristocratic girl or princess (hime) who, escorted by a large group of maids, has just arrived at Gotenyama "the hill of the palace". The noblewoman is emerging from the palanquin placed in the center of a clearing with cherry trees in bloom, beyond which there is a view of the sea dotted with sails and boats. The young princess wears a very rich kimono decorated with cherry blossom motifs and her hair is adorned with a comb, pins, small white flowers and a red bow. One lady holds up the door of the sedan chair, while behind her another seems to shield her eyes from the sunlight. The left print depicts three women, one of whom is crouched on the grass and offers zori to her lady. Another is ready to open the parasol to protect her, and the third holds up the hem of her dress and signals to her companion on the ground. In the right section, a little girl is holding a realistic doll. Next to her, a lady is holding a box wrapped in purple fabric, perhaps containing the necessary things for the walk, and next to her, another maid is observing the scene. The clothes of the entourage, simpler than those of the noblewoman but elegant and worthy of the servants of a very important family, are all in colors and combinations chosen according to the season, such as the combination yuri (“lily”: red and orange), nadeshiko (“plumed carnation”: red and purple), shōbu (“Japanese iris”: pink and green), and the motifs that embellish them are roses, vines, maple leaves and bamboo leaves.