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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
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Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 2
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Geisha Kamekichi of Sodegaura
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Shibaraku - Ichikawa Danjūrō V
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Tanikaze and Okita
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The Tamagawa of Noda
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Ohan and Chōemon
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Wrestlers and Daidozan (right)
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Wrestlers and Daidozan (left)
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Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason
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Peonies and Canary
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Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province
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Rain in the Fifth Month
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Morning Return
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Onnagata Iwai Kumesaburô
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Komachi Praying for Rain
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Autumn Moon at Lake Dongting
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Mt. Asama from the Usui Pass
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Okane from Omi Province
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Umewaka Shrine in the Snow
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Ôiso Station and a Beauty
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View of Mt. Fuji from Nihonbashi
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Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama
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New Yoshiwara and Nihonbashi
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Dutch Party