JAPON - XIXE SIÈCLE - Lot 84

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JAPON - XIXE SIÈCLE - Lot 84
JAPON - XIXE SIÈCLE Koshibagaki zoshi, Story of the Twig Hedge, e-makimono, ink and colours on paper, shunga telling the story of the seduction of the saigu (vestal) of the Ise temple by Taira no Munemitsu. L. 728 cm (approx.) The Koshibagaki zoshi (Story of the Twig Hedge) tells the story of a secret affair that took place during the reign of the Kazan emperor in the Kanna era. The protagonists are Princess Nariko, then a saigu (vestal) of the temple of Ise, and Taira no Munemitsu, a warrior belonging to the Takiguchi, a special unit of the chamberlain's guards. The affair will finally force Princess Nariko to leave her office. The oldest emaki narrating this pornographic story date from the 13th century, by the hand of the master of the Tosa school Sumiyoshi Keinin, the oldest copy being preserved at the Idemitsu museum References : Two copies preserved at the Honolulu Museum of Art, n°5231.1 and 7419.1
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