The Actor Ichikawa Danjūro VIII as the Ghost of Seigen, from the Series Comparisons for the 36 Poets
The monk Seigen was in love with Princess Sakura (cherry blossom). She rejected him, whereupon he starved himself, and his spirit haunted her. The blue make-up and the pose of the hands indicate that this is a ghost. The poem is in keeping with Seigens’s restlessness: without cherry blossom, perhaps our heart would find peace in the spring.
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The Actor Ichikawa Danjūro VIII as the Ghost of Seigen, from the Series Comparisons for the 36 Poets
The monk Seigen was in love with Princess Sakura (cherry blossom). She rejected him, whereupon he starved himself, and his spirit haunted her. The blue make-up and the pose of the hands indicate that this is a ghost. The poem is in keeping with Seigens’s restlessness: without cherry blossom, perhaps our heart would find peace in the spring.
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Gift of H.J. Herwig and A.H. Herwig-Kempers
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Schenking van de heer H.J. Herwig en mevrouw A.H. Herwig-Kempers
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De monnik Seigen was verliefd ...... hart in de lente rust vinden.
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The monk Seigen was in love wi ...... ould find peace in the spring.
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RP-P-2017-6143
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Rijksmuseum
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Acteur Ichikawa Danjūro VIII a ...... gelijkingen met de 36 dichters
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The Actor Ichikawa Danjūro VII ...... s Comparisons for the 36 Poets
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1852-10
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1852-10
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breedte 240 mm
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height 344 mm
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hoogte 344 mm
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width 240 mm
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Collectie: Japan (collectie)
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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