Kaku Kyo (Guo Ju)

Kaku Kyo (Guo Ju), 1891, woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu. A small inset panel at top depicts two men outdoors among trees and rocks, one gesturing toward a glowing golden gourd-like object embedded in the ground. Below, the main scene shows a woman in a lavender floral kimono seated on a wooden bench beside a man in a dark blue kimono patterned with bamboo leaves, with a red paper lantern reading "amazake" and a spotted dog seated at lower left, set against a plain teal-blue background.