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Titled Ôju Mitate Amagoi ("By Request, a Parody of Komachi Praying for Rain"), this print depicts a famous scene from the seven famous episodes of the life of the famous poet Ono no Komachi, a popular theme for bijin-ga prints.
Usually in this scene, having been called by the Emperor to provide a verse to bring forth rain during a drought, Komachi recites her poem, lights some incense, and tosses the poem into a pond, initiating a thunderstorm. However, in this print we see Komachi with an umbrella, a piece of paper (perhaps her poem) attached (or stuck?) to the inner side of it. Perhaps it started to rain all of a sudden and she had to make a quick retreat.
Her hairline has been incredibly finely carved, and her eye makeup has been carefully printed.
Other prints in this set
- Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 2
- Geisha Kamekichi of Sodegaura
- Shibaraku - Ichikawa Danjūrō V
- Tanikaze and Okita
- The Tamagawa of Noda
- Ohan and Chōemon
- Wrestlers and Daidozan (right)
- Wrestlers and Daidozan (left)
- Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason
- Peonies and Canary
- Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province
- Rain in the Fifth Month
- Morning Return
- Onnagata Iwai Kumesaburô
- Komachi Praying for Rain
- Autumn Moon at Lake Dongting
- Mt. Asama from the Usui Pass
- Okane from Omi Province
- Umewaka Shrine in the Snow
- Ôiso Station and a Beauty
- View of Mt. Fuji from Nihonbashi
- Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama
- New Yoshiwara and Nihonbashi
- Dutch Party