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an old japanese painting shows two people on a sailboat with flags flying in the wind

Very Popular Gathering (Sukoburu seikai) from Ehagaki sekai Postcard of lanterns and flags 「茶屋の開業式」 Japanese Late Meiji era 1908 Artist Unknown, Japanese, Publisher Kokkei shinbun sha Place of Creation: Japan

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The spirit of the heron maiden    woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925 The Floating World, Japanese Paintings, Floating World, Japanese Artwork, Japon Illustration, Japanese Illustration, Japanese Woodblock, Art Japanese, Arte Inspo

woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e (27.0 x 42.5 cm). "Sagi Musume no Sei," the "Spirit of the Heron Maiden." A kabuki hengemono dance (one actor/many roles) wherein the spirit of a heron changes into a girl and then back again. A summary from www.kabuki21.com/sagi_musume.php : "The set is a frozen pond in the middle of Winter. The music from the geza is the classic sound effect for falling snow. The spirit of the heron appears on a…

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