Condition:

Bright original colors with minimal toning; very light spots, no visible damage or restorations.

Suo no Naishi (周防内侍).

In this evocative print, Lady Suo no Naishi (an 11th-century court poet known from the Hyakunin Isshu anthology) is depicted in a moonlit forest encountering a Buddhist nun.
Suo no Naishi, elegantly dressed in a Heian-era kimono, pauses amid tall trees as a gentle night breeze rustles the leaves. Across from her stands the nun, a serene figure in robes. The composition conveys a sense of spiritual reflection: the poetess`s surprise meeting with the nun symbolizes a moment of guidance or introspection, illuminated by soft moonlight filtering through the foliage.

Condition:

Bright original colors with minimal toning; very light spots, no visible damage or restorations.

Price USD$ 158.00
Series Eastern Brocades: Day and Night Compared (Azuma Nishiki Chūya Kurabe, 東錦昼夜競).
Author Yōshū [Toyohara] Chikanobu (楊洲 [豊原] 周延).
Size Ōban (大判) 34,4cm x 22,9cm (13,54 x 9,05 inches).
Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujirō (小林鉄次郎).
Number 40/50.
Genre Bijin-ga (美画), rekishi-e (歴史絵), kaila-e (開花絵), nishiki-e (錦絵).
Period C. 1886.
Trimmed Yes
Backed No
Code YSK01006