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). |
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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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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 I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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