西行逢妻

Title

西行逢妻

Alternative Title

Saigyō ōsai / Saigyō's Encounter with His Wife

Creator

Date

明治34年1月 /Jan. Meiji 34 [1901]

Description

長谷寺を訪れた西行は出家し尼となった妻と偶然再会する。邂逅への衝撃から西行にすがる妻。口絵と物語内容は一致するが、水野は作品を読まずにこの絵を描いた。 /
Description of the associated story (see Is Part Of): A tale of a chance reunion at Hase Temple between Saigyō and his wife who has become a nun.
Description of the kuchi-e: The wife clingins to Saigyō from the shock of the encounter. Although the kuchi-e matches a scene in the story, Mizuno drew it without having read the story.

Spatial Coverage (Location)

Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)

1 print : colour woodblock printing

Is Part Of

幸田露伴 / Kōda, Rohan, 1867-1947. 二日もの語 彼一日 / "Futsuka monogatari Kano hitohi." 文芸俱楽部 / Bungei kurabu 7, no. 1 (1901).

Source

Rights

NO COPYRIGHT