Japanese Print "Tayu Komurasaki and Hanmuraskai of the Kado Tamaya" by Kitao Masanobu

Japanese Print "Tayu Komurasaki and Hanmuraskai of the Kado Tamaya" by Kitao Masanobu

Artist:Kitao Masanobu

Title:Tayu Komurasaki and Hanmuraskai of the Kado Tamaya

Date:1784

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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Koi Murasaki is bending over to examine by candlelight, a piece of brocade submitted by a dealer. Three others are rolled and lie on the floor. Hana Murasaki stands at left with a kamuro and looks at the brocade. A little further back two shinzo are seated beside an ando (night lantern). Printed are facsmilies of poems in the handwriting of each of the tayu.

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