Sujet

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Three of the most beautiful courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure district are depicted, each with a male guest. Their beauty is an analogy for fine poems of the past, six of which, one by each Immortal, are inscribed above. Narihira's most famous love poem is on the right, and a work by Ono no Komachi is on the left.

Légende

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Creator: Chokosai Eisho.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22A04_477

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,5Mo (1,2Mo) / 25,4cm x 12,4cm / 3000 x 1460 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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