Skip to content

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
Share
Category
Library Item
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.
Artist / maker
Date
1847
Size
38.5 x 26.5 cm.
Type
Location
Art and Design Library
Rights and purchasing
Option
Price
Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG
£5.80(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF
£29.40(inc. VAT 20%)
You can view and use digital images for personal and educational use. For more information, read our policy on image use. If you wish to use our images for commercial use, please contact us.