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Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1846 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The spirit of the cherry tree, Sumizome, depicted as a courtesan holding a branch of blossoms. She is about to strike the courtier Kuronushi on the head with the branch because he wanted to chop down the cherry tree. This theatrical scene depicts the rivalry between two famous poets; Otomo no Kuronushi (with an axe) and the female poet Ono no Komachi. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print courtesan, hetaera spirit, ghost

Credit lineSaki no Dai-Sojô Jien. 1846. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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