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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.
While two ladies relax, the woman at the teahouse is serving tea. The willow tree, grasses and the hems of ladies' kimono indicate a windy day.
The two ladies must have walked a long way; one lady seated on the bench wipes her face and taking off one side of her kimono, while the other lady fans herself. The chrysanthemums on the left indicate the season is autumn.
The accompanying poem, by Bunya no Yasuhide, reflects on the connection between the autumn wind's destructive force (荒らす , "arasu") and the word storm (嵐, "arashi") with the similarity in sound.
吹くからに秋の草木のしをるれば むべ山風を嵐といふらむ
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