Chiryu: The Former site of the Irises at Eightbridge Village/ 池鯉鮒八つ橋村杜若の古蹟 (Chiryu, Yatsuhashimura kakitsubata no koseki)
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Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Travelers rest by one of the two twisted ancient pine trees that hang over the water. Behind the group of travelers, a small stone pagoda is framed in the curve of one of the trees. The title of the print indicates that this was once the site for the irises at Yatsuhashi which is a reference to The Tales of Ise. In the story the unnamed protagonist encounters an eight plank bridge over a river surrounded by irises and he composes a romantic poem.
