Ishikawa Toyonobu: Updated version of Hagoromo. - Library of Congress

Artist: Ishikawa Toyonobu

Title: Updated version of Hagoromo.

Date: [between 1764 and 1772]

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Print shows a woman (possibly the Tennin, an aerial spirit or celestial dancer) standing on a man in order to remove her feather-mantle (hagoromo or heavenly kimono) which is hanging on the branches of a tree; the man is helping her get her mantle in return for the opportunity to witness her celestial dance.

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