No. 1 (from left), from an untitled series of Women Imitating a Daimyō Procession Item Number: 1326/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Stooped, walking female figure carrying a pole with a large black box attached by looped material on the box. Figure is in profile and facing to the left side. Has upswept hairdo with comb and pins. Flowing light yellow coat has a waistband and belt decorated with light floral outlines on a black background. Full skirt shows a bit of the underskirt at the hem. Wearing sandals. In the lower left corner is a row of written characters.

Narrative

The print is signed 豐廣画 (Toyohiro ga). The print is not the final version, but shows an early stage of the woodblock printing process. The finalized print is a multi-coloured nishiki-e (-for example, see prints from the same series in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, #21.8447-60).