Kubo SHUMMAN (1757-1820) and Kameda BOSAI (1752-1826)
Click here to view image full size. An original painting showing a parading oiran on the first day of the eighth month, Hassaku (hachigatsu sakuhi). It was common on this day to wear a white kimono. This festival still takes place in the Gion quarters of Kyoto. The calligraphy, above, is by Bosai (Hosai), an […]