| Artist |
Shodo |
| Title |
Ono No Komachi, one of the 6 Immortal Poets, Praying for Rain during a drought in 866AD
Shinsen Hana no Ono no Komachi Amagoi |
| Date |
May 8,1896 |
| Publisher |
Yazawa Hisakichi |
| Format |
Oban triptych (27 1/2" X 13 3/4") |
| Comment |
Metallics, lacquer
Album backing
She recited, "Though it be right that dryness and dust should be found in the Land of the Sun, yet how shall we live without the rain of Heaven?" The rain came so fast and strong that she had to be protected from the downpour. |
| Price |
$450. |
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