Narihira's Journey to the East

Triptych of a Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts a group of people in traditional Japanese clothing standing on a yellow ground. The group consists of one man and six women. The man wears a black hat and a plaid robe; he faces left. The women wear kimonos with various designs, including floral patterns and stripes. The central woman wears a pink kimono and sits on a white and pink object. In the background, there are mountains, a body of water, and a triangular white object. The sky above is beige. The print is signed "Rekisentei Eiri" and features the title "Narihira's Journey to the East".

Artwork details

Date:: late 18th century
Medium:: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 305 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Segawa Kikunojo III (left), Possibly as Misao Gozen, Matsuya Soshichi, and the Courtesan Kojoro of Hakata, in the Play Chiyo no Hajime Ondo no Seto (Beginnings of Eternity: The Ondo Straits in the Seto Insland Sea) (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater from the Twenty-seventh Day of te Seventh Month, 1785