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The picture shows a samurai military commander standing in the rain with a bow in his hand. A kneeling young woman is offering him a piece of Yamabuki flower branch. Japanese tanka poem reads: Nanae yae hana wa sakedomo Yamabuki no mino hitotsuda ni nakizo kanashiki – Although the seven-fold double flowers bloom, it is not one of the fruits of Yamabuki and it is sad. The print shows the following episode: During a falconry trip with his men, Dokan was suddenly hit by rain and offered to borrow a Mino (traditional Japanese raincoat made of straw) at a farmhouse. The young girl who answered is depressed and only offers a branch of Yamabuki flower. Dokan who does not know the situation says: 'I didn’t want Yamabuki, I want to borrow a Mino'.
Title
Military Commander Doukan Mochisuke Oota in Japanese Kerria Flower Village
Date
c.1875
Medium
coloured woodblock on Japanese paper
Measurements
H 25 x W 18 cm
Accession number
A1972.39.9