Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketKomachi with UmbrellaSize: 39.0cm by 25.5cm (15.35 in by 10.04 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Utagawa Kunisada Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: ¥ 8,000$ 65.00£ 49.50€ 58.75 Description: 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, and 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. This version is a reproduction by the Takamizawa Company. Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (100) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (17) contemporary (16) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (69) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (3) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (15) Yoshida family prints (56) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (5) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (66) kacho-e (43) yakusha-e (17) landscape (151) bijin-ga (113) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (0) set (36) books (5) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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