Priest Premier Jokai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara, from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers, Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)

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Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)
Yamashiro Rokuhara yuki: Dajo nyudo Jokai [Priest Premier Jokai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara], from the series Setsugekka [Snow, Moon and Flowers]

Woodblock print, signed Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu, published by Kobayashi Tesujiro, 1884
Vertical oban (35.4 x 23.7cm.)

Published

Richard Illing, Later Japanese Prints, (Phaidon, 1978), p. 8

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Priest Premier Jokai was the religious name of Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181). Despite his religious vows, Kiyomori remained haunted by his slain enemies. In this design, Kiyomori is shown looking out over a winter garden covered with snow where the rocks and trees have turned to skulls and skeletons.

For another impression in The University of Kansas see http://luna.ku.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/kuvc1sma~1~1~710043~148652:Setsugekka--Snow,-Moon-and-Flowers-

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