The Goddess at Yoshino (S2407)

The Goddess at Yoshino (S2407)

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This is no 71 of 120 prints issued as part of the series One Hundred Prints of Noh. It depicts a scene from the play Yoshino Tennin by the playwright Kanzi Nobumitsu (1450-1516). This scene is from the two act play in which a man from Kyoto travels to Mt Yoshino to see the cherry blossoms. There he encounters a beautiful woman who later appears in her true form as a celestial being (Tennin), who dances in praise of the cherry blossoms.

Format is Oban tate-e. Not examined outside of frame. No viewable problems or flaws of note.

Reference.

Additional information

AKA

Yoshino Tennin; Heavenly Maiden in Yoshino tennin

Condition

Date of Creation

Dimensions

9.5"x14.3" viewable in frame

Medium

Publisher

Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)

Reference

http://www.myjapanesehanga.com/home/artists/tsukioka-kogyo-1869-1927/nogaku-hyakuban-heavenly-maiden

Series

Pictures of Noh

Signature

Artist signed in image from block

Numbered

NA