Retired Emperor Gotoba 1844
by Padre Art
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Retired Emperor Gotoba 1844
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Padre Art
Medium
Photograph - Photo Art
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Retired Japanese Emperor Gotoba, wearing an elaborate kimono, works at the forge. He holds a hot piece of metal against the anvil with tongs. Gotoba and another man hammer the metal into a sword blade. A page of the series, Hyakuninisshu no Uchi (A Selection from the 100 Poets). From an original 19th century (1844) woodcut, 'Gotobain' (Retirement of Emperor Gotoba), by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. All Rights Reserved © 2013 padre art
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July 21st, 2013
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