De twee rivier prinsessen, Yashima Gakutei, 1828

Two chinese ladies walk on the water, they are the princesses of the river: gaô and joei, the daughters of emperor shun. After the death of their father, they were so overcome with grief that they drowned themselves in the shang river. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object yashima gakutei (1786 - 1868), ca. 1828, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1828. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 211 mm (8.30 in) blad Width: 188 mm (7.40 in). Medium: paper. De twee rivier prinsessen-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-394