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Thunder god taking a bath
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Signature available, but not deciphered, album with leaves of Yoshitoshi, in which old stories and legends from Japan are reproduced in a humorous way. Washing day at the thunder god. Not only does he wash himself, but he also washed his clothes and accessories. Thunderdrums and lightning, in between his loincloth (?) hang on the linen line to dry. His wife brings him water. On her back her crying child. In the Cologne exhibition catalog a list of signatures of Yoshitoshi, in which the one used here also appears with the remark “chūban-series: ‘Grotesken aus der japan. Geschichte’ (probably published in book form)” and the dating “1881/82” (cf. Lit: Cologne 1971, p. 59).
Title: Thunder god taking a bath
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Signature available, but not deciphered, album with leaves of Yoshitoshi, in which old stories and legends from Japan are reproduced in a humorous way.
Washing day at the thunder god.
Not only does he wash himself, but he also washed his clothes and accessories.
Thunderdrums and lightning, in between his loincloth (?) hang on the linen line to dry.
His wife brings him water.
On her back her crying child.
In the Cologne exhibition catalog a list of signatures of Yoshitoshi, in which the one used here also appears with the remark “chūban-series: ‘Grotesken aus der japan.
Geschichte’ (probably published in book form)” and the dating “1881/82” (cf.
Lit: Cologne 1971, p.
59).
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