Chapter 73: My hands cannot touch you, like the cassia in the moon, Kubo Shunman, 1812

A circular disk with a hare with a mortar, attached to a wooden staff with strips of paper (gohei). In the foreground a bronze bell with rope and a court hat (eboshi). The title comes from chapter 37 of the stories of ise and are the thoughts of a man walking past a woman's house. He can't send her a message, so he thinks: i can see you with my eyes but my hands can't touch you - you really are like the cassia in the moon. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object kubota shunman (1757 - 1820), 1812, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1812. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 211 mm (8.30 in) blad Width: 170 mm (6.69 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hoofdstuk 73- Mijn handen kunnen jou niet aanraken, zoals de cassia in de maan-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-563