{"product_id":"mg1995-kunisada-the-hell-courtesan-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kunisada - The Hell Courtesan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Kunisada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1786-1865)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e, Bijin-ga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Oban \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hell Courtesan (Yūjo Jigoku), from the series Biographies of Famous Women, Ancient and Modern (Kokin meifu den). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe was a courtesan of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakasu in Sakai, Senshū\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her beauty was without equal, and she enjoyed great popularity. Proud and high-spirited by nature, she called herself \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Jigoku” [Hell]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and had all of her garments decorated with images depicting the various aspects of Hell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her leisure time, she practiced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ezazen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meditation, savoring the Buddhist path to enlightenment, and it is said that she attained an understanding of its mysteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this reason, the Zen master \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIkkyū\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, speaking of this courtesan, said:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Having heard of Hell, now seeing it—what a fearsome Hell indeed!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRyūtei Umehiko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (柳亭梅彦).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition. Some fading, backing and tape remnants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.dh-jac.net\/db\/nishikie\/results-big.php?f1==NDL-455-00-012\u0026amp;f11=1\u0026amp;enter=portal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44452299341902,"sku":null,"price":335.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1995-Kunisada-TheHellCourtesan-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1791043470","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1995-kunisada-the-hell-courtesan-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}