Ogura Hyakunin Isshu No. 92 - Nijōin no Sanuki

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Full-width, broad, 16:9 format of a delicate linocut all the way to the edge, rich colors, executed on rough handmade paper of poem number 92, Nijōin no Sanuki, of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: "Like a rock at sea, / At ebb-tide hidden from view, / Is my tear-drenched sleeve: / Never for a moment dry, / And no one knows it is there." The linocut shows a frontal close-up of a Japanese woman in an intricately patterned, richly colored ceremonial silk kimono. Her hands and underarms are hidden from view, each hand and underarm tucked away in the sleeve of the other hand, so that the lowest parts of the sleeves are bunched up. We do not see the bottoms of the sleeves, which are apparently wet with tears. The woman is stone-faced and stands in front of a row of yellow-leaved ginko saplings in fall. Color palette of rich colors, shades of red, yellow, magenta and blue in the kimono, yellow for the ginko leaves. Clarity of rendering, masterful print. Exquisite Japanese folio.

More about Ogura Hyakunin Isshu No. 92 - Nijōin no Sanuki

Poem No. 92 from the Japanese poetry collection Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (see https://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/hyakua.html). This story of unrequited love uses the symbol of tear-stained sleeves hidden from sight. Unfortunately, this essential part of the prompt was impossible to obtain.

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