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Peddler of Cosmetics and Accessories (Komamono)

Peddler of Cosmetics and Accessories (Komamono)

(Japanese, active about 1765)
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 27.5 x 18.6 cm (10 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.4959
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceFormerly in E. F. Fenollosa collection (#224); August 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Group shot: 11.14959-60
Courtesans Parading at New Year: Komurasaki of the Tamaya and Sanshû of the Tsutaya (Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Tsutaya uchi Sanshû)
Gokyô
about 1790 (Kansei 2)
Hanabito of the Ôgiya
Hanabito of the Ôgiya
Gokyô
about 1790–92 (Kansei 2–4)
Courtesans Parading at New Year: Sanshû of the Tsutaya
Courtesans Parading at New Year: Sanshû of the Tsutaya
Gokyô
about 1790 (Kansei 2)
Group shot: 50.21, 11.21692
Apprentice Courtesan (Shinzô) (right), Female Peddler (Onna akindo) (left), from the book Comparisons of the Customs of Women (Onna fûzoku shinasadame)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1795 (Kansei 7)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi hana-zakari), from the series Flowers of Tokyo Compared (Tôkyô hana kurabe)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12), 7th month
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Sheet 1 of Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara, a Pentaptych (Shin Yoshiwara sakura no keshiki, gomai tsuzuki)
Sheet 1 of Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara, a Pentaptych (Shin Yoshiwara sakura no keshiki, gomai tsuzuki)
Utagawa Toyokuni I
1811 (Bunka 8), 2nd month
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month