One Hundred Poets each with a Poem: Sheet 44, Chunagon Asatada

Sumiyoshi Gukei

Edo period (1615-1868), About 1700

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Ryu (Dragon), from Momoyogusa (A World of Things), Volume 3, Kamisaka Sekka, ink and color on paper
Nestled into mountains by the water are a complex of buildings devoted to silk production. Mulberry leaves are being harvested and dried. Cocoons are stored as they age and other activities are portrayed inside and outside the buildings.
Actor Onoe Kikugorō IV as Wife Okiji, Utagawa Toyokuni, ink and color on paper
Bowl, China, glazed stoneware, Longquan ware