Komatsuken Kiyomitsu. Parody of the Story of Narukami. 1760–1770. Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban The subject of this print is a parody of the Kabuki play Narukami. In the story, a priest magically imprisons a demon within a waterfall. A woman seduces the priest to learn his secret and breaks the spell. Here, the priest is represented by a young man who holds a bell used by pilgrims. Behind him is the roaring this print, the imperial reign name and cyclical name for the year are written in the grassy slope. Numbers of the long months of the year form the outlines on his robe,
Komatsuken Kiyomitsu. Parody of the Story of Narukami. 1760–1770. Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban The subject of this print is a parody of the Kabuki play Narukami. In the story, a priest magically imprisons a demon within a waterfall. A woman seduces the priest to learn his secret and breaks the spell. Here, the priest is represented by a young man who holds a bell used by pilgrims. Behind him is the roaring this print, the imperial reign name and cyclical name for the year are written in the grassy slope. Numbers of the long months of the year form the outlines on his robe, and those for the short months form the woman’s garment.
Size: 3000px × 2034px
Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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