Nihon hana zue, Ogata Gekkō

Kojima takanori (died 1358), a loyal supporter of the imperial house, stripped bark from the trunk of a cherry tree in order to write a chinese poem. The poem was meant to be seen by the emperor go-daigo as he was being escorted into exile. Takanoi chose an old chinese poem that only the emperor would understand to mean that help was near. Date: Published in 1895 (Meiji). Place of creation: Tokyo, Japan. Dimensions: height: 36 cm (14.1 in); width: 23.5 cm (9.2 in). Medium: pigments on mulberry paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Sasaki Toyokichi - Nihon hana zue - Walters 95205

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Author: Ogata Gekkō (1859–1920)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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ukiyo-e japanese prints in the walters art museum historic samurai prints nihon hana zue (flowers of japan illustrated) by ogata gekkō sasaki toyokichi kojima takanori 1895 woodcuts of japan sakura shrine pigments on mulberry paper walters art museum ogata gekkō