Japanese Print "Dream Talk - Kuchi-e" by Mizuno Toshikata
Artist:Mizuno Toshikata
Title:Dream Talk - Kuchi-e
Date:Ca. 1900-1910s.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
Frontispiece illustration for the novel "Yume-gatari" ("Dream Talk") in Bungei Kurabu magazine; Vol.7, No.11. Bungei Kurabu was a popular literary magazine which was aimed at largely female readers in Meiji - Taisho era. In this scene, a beauty is taking a walk holding a bunch of spring flowers and a Western style umbrella. A pagoda is seen through the mist.
