資料名 |
Fujisawa: Oguri-Hangan, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou (Actors Assorted in Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou) |
解説 |
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) O-ban polychrome print1852 (Kaei 5), Publisher: Iseken (Iseya Kanekichi) This work is part of the series “Actors Assorted in Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou”. Right now 140 works of this series are found. The artist Toyokuni III was one of the most popular ukiyo-e artists. The landscape of the post station is illustrated at the background, and a figure in front is a character of kabuki play who has a connection to the post station. In the series, the figures’ portraits are based on the famous kabuki actors of that time. The landscape of Fujisawa Post Station is illustrated at the background of this work. The figure illustrated is Oguri-Hangan, the legendary hero from an old folktale and his grave is in Fujisawa. In this work, a portrait of a popular kabuki actor Bandou Takesaburou is illustrated. Utagawa Kunisada (Utagawa Toyokuni III) Tenmei 6~Genji 1 (1786~1864) Kunisada had a long career started from Bunka 4 (1807) till his death, became the most popular and successful ukiyo-e artist of that time. In the late Edo period, Kunisada’s reputation was far exceeded that of his contemporaries, more highly regarded than even Hokusai or Hiroshige. He was the most productive ukiyo-e artist and produced every genre of ukiyo-e. The pictures of beauties with his characteristic depictions of hunched back and short neck women were the distinctive features of Kunisada’s style and a famous example was the picture of “Fraudulent Murasaki’s Bumpkin Genji”. |
資料番号 |
10391 |
