Utagawa School

Utagawa School O-Kumi and Sojiro playing the koto and shamisen (double-page spread from an illustrated book). An intimate and charming interior scene depicting the young O-Kumi playing the koto and Sojiro playing the shamisen, performing a musical duet in front of a folding screen adorned with branches of flowering plum trees. Okumi and Sojiro form one of those iconic pairs of star-crossed lovers from the Edo-period dramatic repertoire, torn between social obligations and romantic passion. The r

Category

Asian art

Location

Plerin