Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa) ca. 1795 Rekisentei Eiri 礫川亭永理 Japanese Each print in this series references one of the six rivers in various parts of Japan that are named Tamagawa, or Jewel River. The theme of six beautiful rivers, each associated with a flower and a classical court poem, enjoyed great popularity in the late Edo period, especially among ukiyo-e printmakers. Mountain roses (yamabuki) are associated with the Ide Tamagawa, near Kyoto. This series parodies the typical depiction by replacing a courtier-poet
Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa) ca. 1795 Rekisentei Eiri 礫川亭永理 Japanese Each print in this series references one of the six rivers in various parts of Japan that are named Tamagawa, or Jewel River. The theme of six beautiful rivers, each associated with a flower and a classical court poem, enjoyed great popularity in the late Edo period, especially among ukiyo-e printmakers. Mountain roses (yamabuki) are associated with the Ide Tamagawa, near Kyoto. This series parodies the typical depiction by replacing a courtier-poet and his two assistants fording the Ide Tamagawa with a courtesan in a courtier’s cap and two female Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa) 54849
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