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Jigoku Dayu, or Lady from Hell, was a courtesan celebrated for his alleged encounter with the budhist monk Ikkyū, with whom she traded poems. In the image herkimono shows a pattern extremely elaborated, including an image from Hell (Jigoku), and, in the lower part a cauldron where the souls of sinners are being reduced to mortar (click here to see detail). |
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Id |
EMA011 |
Artist |
Chikanobu
Toyohara (1838-1912) |
Series |
Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe - Edo Embroidery Pictures, comparison of the day and the night |
Title |
Jigoku Dayu - Lady of Hell |
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Signatures |
yoshu Chikanobu hitsu |
Seal |
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Publisher |
Tsunashima
Kamekichi |
Date |
1886 |
Format |
Oban Tate-e |
Dimensions |
34,7 cm x 45,3 cm |
Impression |
Good |
Colors |
Good |
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Preservation |
Good |
Condition |
Original album backing and margin trimming, rubbing lower right corner with loss (in margin), light wear and soiling |