Catalog record · 目録番号 117524
Princess Nukata
Catalog note / 解説
This print was conserved with the support of the Robert F. Lange Foundation. Kajita Hanko was one of the key artists in the transition from traditional ukiyo-e to modern Japanese prints. He produced many kuchi-e, woodblock-printed illustrations inserted into the front of novels and magazines during the Meiji era (1868-1912). Beautiful women were frequently the subject matter for kuchi-e, just as they had been idealized as romantic reflections of the "floating world" in woodblock prints. This print could have been inspired by the kuchi-e tradition, as it portrays one of the greatest poetesses of Japanese antiquity, Princess Nukata (ca. 638-ca. 690), who was also famous for her beauty. Nukata…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · 1909 · honolulu
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