$51.00
The print depicts a princess who was trapped by a trick of her step-mother and confined in a cage. The story of the play is about Princess Chujo who was forsaken in a mountain called Hibariyama by her step-mother who did not like the princess. Her royal nurse Jiju built a hut and trained her with care earning money from selling flowers she collected from a field. In the end, the step-mother was impressed by the nurse’s loyalty and allowed the princess to go back home again.Format is Oban yoko-e. Some toning and soiling.
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| Series | Pictures of Noh |
|---|---|
| AKA | Hibariyama |
| Date of Creation | |
| Publisher | Matsuki Heikichi |
| Medium | |
| Reference | University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections; The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints #944 |
| Condition | |
| Signature | Signature in image from block |
| Dimensions | 12.9"x8.9" + margins |
