Oshukubai, Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [1795 or 1796], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.7 x 37.4 cm., Print shows a royal official wearing a long robe, with three attendants, standing before a plainly dressed woman outside a humble building through which a plum tree is growing. The official may be demanding that the plum tree, in which the nightingale sings, be moved to the emperor's garden.
Oshukubai, Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [1795 or 1796], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.7 x 37.4 cm., Print shows a royal official wearing a long robe, with three attendants, standing before a plainly dressed woman outside a humble building through which a plum tree is growing. The official may be demanding that the plum tree, in which the nightingale sings, be moved to the emperor's garden.