Sheet #6

Data

Sheet #6
Print   (Part of the set: A Didactic Mirror of Good and Evil)

Shôsai Ikkei
Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô)
1860

24.00 cm
30.00 cm

2022
00244-006
https://mokuhankan.com/collection/index.php?id_for_display=00244-006

Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

Upper image: The ‘story’ from the previous images continues here. The cutting of the red cord by the bad souls tells us that a divorce has just been finalized.

At the lower right we see the inkstand (Suzuri) and brushes with which the rolled sheet of paper (the divorce declaration held by the ‘go-between’), has been written.

Lower image: Also a continuation from the previous page. The lovers are happily getting married. This is a simple wedding ceremony scene - indicated by the clothing, three layers of red sake cups and the pot held by the ‘go-between’. We learn from the captions at the bottom, that the elderly sick father has passed away, and the young bridegroom is planning to open a general store.

Good souls are fastening the red cord between the couple tightly!

Any comments are welcome! (S.I)

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