Sharaku Hyakmenso / Tsumao Awasaka

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Japanese Literature
Sogen Suuri Bunko / The Age of the Kansei Reform. Hanaya Niizo, the young master of the publisher of the Senryu Haiku collection, is fascinated by the strong Yakusha-e prints drawn by a mysterious painter in the room of a familiar geisha, Uhei. Niizo relies on the signature left in the picture to find out who the painter Sharaku is, but strange incidents occur one after another, such as the footprints that have disappeared in Toriimae and the disappearance of Uhei. Nizo, while tracking the mystery of the incident, gets involved with Tsutaya Juzaburo, Jippensha Ikku, Katsushika Hokusai and Sadanobu Matsudaira. Before long, he gets involved in a major incident that shook the shogunate and the Imperial Palace. Ukiyo-e, Senryu, Kibyoshi, plays, tezuma, karakuri, etc. are decorated with the culture and style of the Edo period.