Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), a woodblock print from the series “Rivalry at the Spring of True Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no Minakami)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), a woodblock print from the series “Rivalry at the Spring of True Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no Minakami) Nishiki-e woodblock print, ink and pigments on paper, oban tate e format, featuring Kamiya Jihei and Kinokuniya Koharu. Inspired by a true story from 1720, the lovers Koharu and Jihei became the heroes of a famous drama adapted for both bunraku puppet theater and kabuki. A married merchant from Osaka and a courtesan from the Kinokuniya house in the Sonezaki Sh

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