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Title
New selection of eastern brocade pictures: the priest Dainin murders Umegae
New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures
Alternative Title
Shinsen azuma nishiki-e: Daininbo Umegae o satsugai no zu
Creator
Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
Date Created and/or Issued
1886
Publication Information
Tsunashima Kamekichi
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
In the moment before Umegae's death, a cuckoo catches Dainin's attention and perhaps causes him to reflect upon the transience of life. The budding plum tree and the plum flower pattern in Umegae's kimono refer to her name and possible rebirth after leaving this life.
Type
image
Identifier
Mi23.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/374
Language
Japanese
Subject
Depictions
Men (male humans)
Women
Kimonos
Trees
Riverbanks
Birds (animals)
Ukiyo-e
Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Wood-block Printing; Ink on Paper; 13 3/16 in. x 18 in. (334.96 mm x 457.2 mm)
Relation
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cyw

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