The Five Natural Elements
(Gogyô no uchi, 五行之内)
Publisher: Suruga-ya Sakujirô
1842-1846
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This series of fan prints (uchiwa) compares beautiful women to the five
elements. It is not listed in Kuniyoshi
by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). I am grateful to Robert Pryor for his
contributions to this series. |
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Title: Lantern, Fire
(Chochin no kasho) Description: Beauty
lighting a lantern |
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Title: Needle, metal
(Hari no kinsho, 針乃金性) Description: Beauty with
needle and thread |
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This is another state
of the above design. In both states,
the brown was originally purple. |
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Title: Watermelon,
Water (Suika no suisho,
西瓜の水性) Description: Beauty extracting
seeds from a slice of watermelon |
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Title: Morning
Glory, Earth (Asagao no dosei, 朝顔の土性) Description: Young woman
with potted morning glories |
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