Men haori with the courtesan Kaoru and the letter, Haori for a man with a decoration on the lining of a courtesan leaning out of a round window, above a rolled-out letter with glasses on it. Kaoru has just read the letter to Yuranosuke and realizes that it is not a love letter from someone else, but a report about their common enemy Moronao. On the sleeves a decoration of lanterns, a fishing net motif and a family crest of two commas, all referring to the Chushingura story, the lantern to the preceding scene in the story, the fishing net motif to the clothing of the 47 ronin and the family
Men haori with the courtesan Kaoru and the letter, Haori for a man with a decoration on the lining of a courtesan leaning out of a round window, above a rolled-out letter with glasses on it. Kaoru has just read the letter to Yuranosuke and realizes that it is not a love letter from someone else, but a report about their common enemy Moronao. On the sleeves a decoration of lanterns, a fishing net motif and a family crest of two commas, all referring to the Chushingura story, the lantern to the preceding scene in the story, the fishing net motif to the clothing of the 47 ronin and the family crest to her lover, Yuranosuke. Raw brown silk (tsumugi) with brocade woven decoration on the lining and damask woven decoration on the sleeves of the sleeves., anonymous, Japan, 1920 - 1940, silk, h 129 cm × w 103 cm
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License: Licensed
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