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A six-panel composition, each of which depicts an actor and a flower. The name rokkasen
(containing the Chinese character for 'Flower') points to the "Six Best waka Poets" of
the 9th century (= 'rokkasen'; the word contains the Chinese character for 'Song/Poem'). They
are regarded as the geniuses of Japanese poetry and often were popular subject of mitate
(= comparison, parody). The characters used here, however, allow another reading: a selection
of 'six flowers', here: the peony depicted in the right panel.
The panels are numbered '1' through '6' from right to left. - |