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Subject:Help reading what is written in that drawing ?
Posted By: Magicsteph Sun, May 22, 2016 IP: 73.66.246.138

Hi,

I do not speak or read Japanese, especially from the 1800's. Can someone help me read what is written on the upper corner of that drawing ?

Thanks again !


Subject:Re: Help reading what is written in that drawing ?
Posted By: Bill H Mon, May 23, 2016

A machine translation, but others should be able to verify accuracy of "Princess Hayaka blushing" (or "embarrassed"). Appears to be a Japanese black ink woodblock print.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Subject:Re: Help reading what is written in that drawing ?
Posted By: Guy Tue, May 24, 2016

Japanese woodblock 19th century print indeed. The text reads 公主百花羞 - Kôshu Hyatsukashû, or Princess Hyatsukashu (in Chinese Princess Baihuaxia) - one of the characters of the Chinese classical novel 'Journey to the West' (in Chinese 'Xi You Ji or Hsi Yu Chi'; in Japanese 'Saiyûki').

Guy.

URL Title :List of Journey to the West characters



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