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This is one from a group of six prints, based on the Rokkasen (Six Great Poets) of the Heian era (794~1180), chosen by Ki no Tsurayuki, featured in this series by Chobunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之.
Three ladies are relaxing in a tatami room, enjoying the beautiful view with all the sliding doors opened wide.
The standing lady's haori (over-garment) and kimono collar have a deep, rich black, which are very nicely done. In the foreground, a hibachi (Japanese brazier) is placed, and the lady in blue kimono, likely a servant, is tending to it using a small bellows.
In the distance, a serene and tranquil scene is spread: a boat with a man, a temple nestled among trees, and a flock of descending geese.
The accompanying poem, by Otomo no Kuronushi, expresses the feeling of unrequited love, comparing a crying woman to the geese.
"思ひいでて 恋しきときは はつかりの なきてわたると 人知るらめや"
Other prints in this set
- Taisho era subscription prints
- Kaigetsudo Beauty
- Soga Parody
- Two Beautiful Young Housewives
- Parody of Chinese Theme
- Parody of Chinese Theme
- At the Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter
- Dancers as Parody of Ebisu and Daikoku
- Parody of a Kokin Wakashū poem
- Crane over Waves
- Harukoma Dance
- Scene from Hachinoki
- Parody of Morals for Women
- Kabuki Actor Nakamura Nakazō II
- Fuji from a Window
- Climbers on Mt. Fuji
- Two Women Dancing Sanbasō
- Beauty Catching Fireflies
- Yaoya Oshichi in front of a Mirror
- Higuchi's Wife Tokonatsu
- Ichimatsu and Shōtaro
- Beauty and Rooster
- Beauty with Umbrella
- Monkey Trainer on the Sumida River
- Young Woman with Fireflies
- Courtesan and Helper
- Ono no Tōfū Watching a Frog
- Beauty Battling the Wind
- Cooling Off in the Evening
- Autumn Breeze
- Beauty in the Wind
- Harunobu Snow Scene
- Courtesan Burning a Love Letter
- Courtesan and Dog
- Courtesan Beside a Lamp
- Making Tanabata Decorations
- Bats on a Summer Evening
- Kaoru & Eguchi of the Shin-Kanaya
- Ono no Komachi and Seki Temple
- Heron and Crow
- Two Courtesans on a Balcony
- Kisen Hoshi
- A summer scene
- Danjuro
- Hair Washing
- Evening Bell of the Long Stay
- New Year's Scene
- Outing in the snow
- Going out together
- Tanikaze and Naniwaya Okita