Japanese Print "Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree." by Kitao Shigemasa
Artist:Kitao Shigemasa
Title:Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree.
Date:[1795 or 1796]
Details:More information...
Source:Library of Congress
Browse all 2,645 prints...
Description:
Print shows a royal official wearing a long robe, with three attendants, standing before a plainly dressed woman outside a humble building through which a plum tree is growing. The official may be demanding that the plum tree, in which the nightingale sings, be moved to the emperor's garden.