Analysis Of Ukiyo-E Print By Utamaro

There is a note at the top of the poem under that title that says “from an ukiyo-e print by Utamaro” this alone tells me that the painting is based off a print created by Utamaro. I would describe the girl as passive. I think this because “the mouth parts as if desiring to disturb…” (43-44) “… but the berry-stained lips, stenciled into the mask of beauty, do not speak.” (47-49) Instead of saying what was on her mind she held it in. The poem also hints little separations from her traditional Japanese culture. For example “Her hair was black with hints of red,” (12-13). The red hints in her hair are different from the traditional solid black hair in the Japanese tradition. It also says that while she wore her kimono it would “reveal the nape