Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa)

ca. 1795

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Each print in this series references one of the six rivers in various parts of Japan that are named Tamagawa, or Jewel River. The theme of six beautiful rivers, each associated with a flower and a classical court poem, enjoyed great popularity in the late Edo period, especially among ukiyo-e printmakers. Mountain roses (yamabuki) are associated with the Ide Tamagawa, near Kyoto. This series parodies the typical depiction by replacing a courtier-poet and his two assistants fording the Ide Tamagawa with a courtesan in a courtier’s cap and two female assistants.

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礫川亭永理 (鳥橋斎栄里)画　「畧六玉川　井出の山吹」
Title: Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa)
Artist: Rekisentei Eiri (Japanese, active ca. 1789–1801)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1795
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP955
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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