Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hangonkō: The Apparition of a Beauty
A pale long-haired woman rises within a patterned robe above Japanese inscriptions. The source identifies the image with the supernatural incense called Hangonkō.
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Illustrator not identified. "Hangonkō: The Apparition of a Beauty" [editorial title]. In Legend in Japanese Art, Henri L. Joly. London and New York: John Lane, 1908; reference guide reproducing historical artworks by their original makers., 1908, John Lane. Source scan leaf 105. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0659-0105
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Illustrator not identified. Hangonkō: The Apparition of a Beauty. Legend in Japanese Art. Scan leaf 105. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0659-0105