Background
Osen was born in 1770, in Japan.
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Osen Kasamori
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Career
Said to be an amorous beauty who served as a waitress at the Kasamori Tea-House at Edo during the Meiwa Era (1764-1771) and the subject of Harunobu Suzuki's famous color print. Almost a legendary character she has been the subject of many a play and epic, most famous of which is Mokuami Kawatake’s drama entitled Kaidan Tsuki-no-Kasamori (Osen's revenge upon Ichisuke who killed her sister).
