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Oshikyo-Sixteen Charming Figures of Female Hermits

Kuniyoshi, 1847, Wood cut
Oshikyo-Sixteen Charming Figures of Female Hermits
Oshikyo-Sixteen Charming Figures of Female Hermits
Oshikyo-Sixteen Charming Figures of Female Hermits
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Item no
320
Title
Sennin Oshikyo from the series 'Sixteen Charming Figures of Female Hermits and Devotees' (Enshi Juroku Josen)
Description
A woman in a black kimono stands with a crane shaped kite at her feet. Above her head there is a smaller image of Sennin Oshikyo (Wangzi Qiao), a Taoist immortal, riding on a crane and playing the 'sho' an ancient Chinese mouth organ. This image is framed by a blue border strewn with auspicious lingzhi fungus.
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Date
1847
Size
38.5 x 26.5 cm.
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Art and Design Library
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