Japanese Print "Noh - Queen of the West" by Tsukioka Gyokusei
Artist:Tsukioka Gyokusei
Title:Noh - Queen of the West
Date:Ca. 1938.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Sei-O-Bo" (The Queen of the West). She resides on the sacred mountain, Mt. Konron, in the west heaven. She governs the longevity and the youth. The peach trees in her orchard bear fruits in every 3000 years. The legend says that the person who eats the peach will be bestowed the eternal youth and immortality.