| | Stockno.: | 22-002 | Artist: | Kitano Tsunetomi 北野恒富 (1880-1947) | Description: | Heron maiden (sagi musume), from the supplement of 'Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu' (The complete Works of Chikamatsu). The heroine Umekawa in the play 'Meido no Hikyaku'. Self-published in 1923.
Mica background and snowflakes in gofun (white pigment from pulverized sea shells).
Based on a folktale. A young man finds a wounded heron and nurses it. Afterwards he sets it free. He falls in love with a beautiful girl and they marry. They make a living by selling the beautiful cloth the woman weaves, but she always warns her husband to -under no circumstances- watch her while she is working. Curiosity wins and the man discovers that his wife is a white heron. She changes back to her human form, but now that her true identity is revealed she must leave. She transforms into a heron and takes flight. | Signed: | with artist's seal 'Tsunetomi' | Size: | Dai Oban, 45.2 x 29.6 cm | Condition: | Fine impression, colour and condition | Price: | Euro 750 SOLD | Reference: | "The New Wave", pl. 138. | | | |
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