Heron Girl (sagi musume) … by Taniguchi Kokoyo (1864-1915)
One of only a few known works by Taniguchi.
impression circa 1910 … fine condition
the Heron Girl sometimes referred to as the Spirit of the Heron Maiden from a famous Kabuki dance where the Heron had been a young woman in a previous life …
In this print the girl (beauty) clothed in a white cotton kimono, is seen in a dance performance where the spirit of a heron changes into a girl, then becomes a heron again.
dimensions: 42cm x 27cm
Heron Girl (sagi musume) … by Taniguchi Kokoyo (1864-1915)
One of only a few known works by Taniguchi.
impression circa 1910 … fine condition
the Heron Girl sometimes referred to as the Spirit of the Heron Maiden from a famous Kabuki dance where the Heron had been a young woman in a previous life …
In this print the girl (beauty) clothed in a white cotton kimono, is seen in a dance performance where the spirit of a heron changes into a girl, then becomes a heron again.
dimensions: 42cm x 27cm
