COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1939.2121
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AIC_.1939.2121
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Prints
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Prints
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Katsukawa, Shunko
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Katsukawa, Shunko
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Japanese; 1743-1812 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Japanese; 1743-1812 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Katsukawa Shunko
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Katsukawa Shunko
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Monk Shunkan in Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi Asobi (Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of the New Year)
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The actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Monk Shunkan in Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi Asobi (Outing to Pick Pine Seedlings on the Rat-Day of the New Year)
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
Performed as the last act of part two at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1778
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Performed as the last act of part two at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1778
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1778
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1778
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1778
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1778
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Woodblock print.
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Woodblock print.
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Woodblock
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Woodblock
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Hosoban, probably the right sheet of a diptych; 32.5 x 14.7 cm
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Hosoban, probably the right sheet of a diptych; 32.5 x 14.7 cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1939.2121
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1939.2121
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
SIGNATURE: Shunko ga
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SIGNATURE: Shunko ga
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
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Context:
The plot of the play Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi Asobi is about Monk Shunkan's secret mission to guard the birth of the emperor's child by his concubine Kogo no Tsubone at remote Horagadake. Like Shunsho's print relating to the 1768 production, this design by Shunko shows Shunkan attempting to forestall Oyasu, the village girl whom he has enlisted as midwife, from obtaining his story by swearing secrecy on a pair of metal handmirrors. But at the sight of his aged, careworn features in one of the mirrors, Shunkan drops his guard and lets slip to Oyasu his true identity and the tale of his lonely exile on the island of Kikaigajima, the penalty of a failed plot against the Taira clan's domination of the imperial court. From the direction of Shunkan's movement andgaze we can infer that this is the right-hand sheet of a diptych, whose other sheet would probably show Nakamura Riko I as Oyasu, holding the other mirror.As in Shunsho's print, the monk is shown with long, straggly hair, and Shunko has depicted him bearded as well. He leans on his long sword as if for support, pondering, perhaps, the aged features reflected in the mirror. His kimono has a pattern of wild chrysanthemums and, near the hem at the right, a 'Genji emblem' (Genji ko), which indicates his secret loyalty to this clan. Nakazo I's grim features are familiar to us from many of Shunsho's prints, and Shunko has produced a design as powerfully concentrated as any done by his teacher.The dark blue pigment of the over-kimono and lighter blue streaked face makeup (sujiguma) have both faded in this impression.
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The plot of the play Hime Komatsu Ne no Hi Asobi is about Monk Shunkan's secret mission to guard the birth of the emperor's child by his concubine Kogo no Tsubone at remote Horagadake. Like Shunsho's print relating to the 1768 production, this design by Shunko shows Shunkan attempting to forestall Oyasu, the village girl whom he has enlisted as midwife, from obtaining his story by swearing secrecy on a pair of metal handmirrors. But at the sight of his aged, careworn features in one of the mirrors, Shunkan drops his guard and lets slip to Oyasu his true identity and the tale of his lonely exile on the island of Kikaigajima, the penalty of a failed plot against the Taira clan's domination of the imperial court. From the direction of Shunkan's movement andgaze we can infer that this is the right-hand sheet of a diptych, whose other sheet would probably show Nakamura Riko I as Oyasu, holding the other mirror.As in Shunsho's print, the monk is shown with long, straggly hair, and Shunko has depicted him bearded as well. He leans on his long sword as if for support, pondering, perhaps, the aged features reflected in the mirror. His kimono has a pattern of wild chrysanthemums and, near the hem at the right, a 'Genji emblem' (Genji ko), which indicates his secret loyalty to this clan. Nakazo I's grim features are familiar to us from many of Shunsho's prints, and Shunko has produced a design as powerfully concentrated as any done by his teacher.The dark blue pigment of the over-kimono and lighter blue streaked face makeup (sujiguma) have both faded in this impression.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E19796.TIF
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AIC_.E19796.TIF
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