Kawanabe KyōsaiJapan, 1831–1889Watercolour
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Although drawn some time after such an event could have possibly been seen, the eccentric late 19th-century artist Kawanabe Kyosai has superbly depicted the anomalous state of the samurai in the late Edo period (1600-1868). The contrast between the character of the old samurai viewing the spring cherry-blossom in full armour, accompanied by his dog and enjoying a good meal provided by a plain serving girl in provincial clothes, and the samurai in kamishimo(sleeveless jacket and trousers) accompanied by a younger samurai attendant, is clearly depicted.
The drawing is entitled Pictorial Representations of Popular Sayings. The caption beside the tree reads ‘Cherry blossom is the best flower’; beside the younger samurai ‘The warrior is the best form of man’ and beside the elderly samurai ‘Dango [dumplings] rather than cherry blossom’.
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![Long Legs [left of a pair of Long Legs and Long Arms], Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1870s–1880s](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/116000/800/40/116848/mia_8031961_800.jpg)
![Long Arms [right of a pair of Long Legs and Long Arms], Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1870s–1880s](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/116000/800/40/116849/mia_8031957_800.jpg)
