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The Flower that Opens in Sake
The Flower that Opens in Sake
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Flower that Opens in Sake

Artist
Dateabout 1770
Mediummulticolored woodblock print
Dimensions28.2 x 21 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.403
DescriptionSeated in a parlor are a courtesan and her kamuro. They watch the unfoldng of small artificial flowers that have been place in a cup of sake. A young man is also looking on. Near him is a lighted candle. In the background is a clothes-rack with a garment thrown over it. Above on a square cartouche is the ode:
ProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
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