Title alludes to poem li sao "encountering sorrow" by qu yuan. The woman may be fu fei 虙妃（宓妃）aka luoshen 洛神, i. E. , a goddess of luo river (theory by fujikake shizuya); or the sibyl (巫咸) who foretold qu yuan may meet a virtuous lord to serve under (hosono masanobu). Others suggest identifying with the princess of the xiang (xiang jun) and the lady of the xiang (xiang furen) from a poem different from the title of the scrolls. [1]. Date: 1926. Dimensions: height: 93.6 cm (36.8 in); width: 136.4 cm (53.7 in). Medium: ink and color on paper. Collection: Private collection. Kikkawa, Reika - Risō (Profound Grief) - right
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