Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien, Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems (series title), The Spirit of the Cherry Tree, Sumizome, in the form of a courtesan, holding a blossom branch. She is about to hit the courtier Kuronushi on the head with the branch because he wanted to cut down the cherry tree. This stage scene depicts the rivalry between two famous poets; Otomo no Kuronushi (with axe) and the female poet Ono no Komachi. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien., print maker: Utagawa Kunisada (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1846

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Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien, Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems (series title), The Spirit of the Cherry Tree, Sumizome, in the form of a courtesan, holding a blossom branch. She is about to hit the courtier Kuronushi on the head with the branch because he wanted to cut down the cherry tree. This stage scene depicts the rivalry between two famous poets; Otomo no Kuronushi (with axe) and the female poet Ono no Komachi. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Saki no Dai-Sojô Jien., print maker: Utagawa Kunisada (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1846, paper, color woodcut

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