The Mokuhankan Collection
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Two elegantly dressed courtesans admire a full moon, one smoking a pipe, as a third faces away, perhaps towards a guest, and sips sake from a shallow cup. She has a shamisen on her lap and is perhaps about to strike up the next tune. The sliding screens are open, giving us the image of a warm night, but perhaps there is a cool breeze, suggesting the change of seasons, as one courtesan perching on the balcony seems to pull her clothes a little closer around her.
Other pages of this book
- Flowers of the Seasons
- Introduction
- Yamabuki
- Preparation for a Manzai Performance
- New Year Games
- Gathering Spring Herbs
- Preparing for a River Party
- Playing with Fireworks
- On a Crowded Bridge
- A Thunderstorm
- Iris
- Back Cover
- Front Cover (Part 2)
- Chrysanthemums
- Late Summer
- Moon Viewing
- Chrysanthemum Exhibition
- Viewing Autumn Leaves
- Snowy Day
- Caught in the Rain
- Winter Morning
- Narcissus
- Colophon (original)
- Colophon (1916)
- Back Cover (Part 2)