{"product_id":"mg1708-kunisada-the-ghost-of-seigen-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kunisada - The Ghost of Seigen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Kunisada\u003c\/strong\u003e (1786-1865)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIseya Kanekichi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print. Oban (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e14 1\/4\" by 10 1\/8\")\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamous print from the series \"Comparisons for Thirty-Six Selected Poems\": Poem by Ariwara no Narihira Ason. We see the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as the Ghost of Seigen, who haunts his former lover Sakura-hime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poem is by Ariwara no Narihira (825-880):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYo no naka ni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003etaete sakura no\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003enakariseba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eharu no kokoro wa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003enodokekaramashi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf ours were a world\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhere blossoming cherry trees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewere not to be found,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhat tranquility would bless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe human heart in springtime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGood color and impression. Some minor creases and stains, not backed but some backing residue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43716358504526,"sku":"MG1708","price":520.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1708-Kunisada-TheGhostofSeigen-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1777669288","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1708-kunisada-the-ghost-of-seigen-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}