
Suetsuma Hana
by Ebina Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Suetsuma Hana" — a transliteration variant of "Suetsumuhana" (Chapter 6) — is another rendering of the eccentric, red-nosed princess in her decaying mansion. The alternate romanization suggests this may have been catalogued from a different publication or documentation source than Ebina's other Suetsumuhana print. The subject is among the most unusual in the Genji novel: comic in its character portrait, compassionate in its treatment of a woman preserved in amber by her own eccentricity, and moving in its meditation on loyalty and neglect.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Suetsuma Hana was created by Ebina Masao (海老名正夫).
Suetsuma Hana depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.

