De keizerin Kōmyōgō, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, between 1820 and 1825

The empress keizerin kōmyōgō dressed in a summer kimono (yukata) looks at a large toad. Kōmyōgō was the wife of emperor shōmu (701-756) and founded the public baths in japan. One day she was tested by buddha when he appeared before her as a leper. The toad refers to this incident. With two poems. Object Type: print. Date: between 1820 and 1825. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 205 mm (8.07 in) blad Width: 181 mm (7.12 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De keizerin Kômyôgô-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-521

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Author: Ryūryūkyo Shinsai born ca. died 1825; Shinryūen Harukaze; Shakuyakutei died 1845Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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