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Ukiyo-e Prints浮世絵版画 |
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Port Townsend, Washington |
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI |
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歌川国芳 |
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うたがわくによし |
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1797-1861 |
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"Ōhshō Catches Fish for His Stepmother" |
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Series Title: "Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety" |
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"Tōdo Nijūshikō" |
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唐土二十四孝 |
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とうどにじゅうしこう |
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Print Size Type: chūban |
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Size: 10 1/4" x 7 1/8" |
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Date: ca. 1848 |
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Censor seals: Mera (Mera Taichiro) and Murata (Murata Heiemon) |
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Signature: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga |
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署名: 一勇斎国芳画 |
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しょめい: いちゆうさいくによしが |
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Seal: kiri |
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Publisher: Fushimiya Zenroku (Daikondō) |
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Illustrated: 2. Another battered and soiled copy of this print can be found in the Hagi Uragami Museum |
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SOLD! |
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Also Illustrated in Heroes & Ghosts: Japanese Prints by Kuniyoshi 1797-1861, by Robert Schaap, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, 1998, p. 95, cat. #79 |
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Date/censor seals plus the artist's signature and personal seal - the kiri. |
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I have cropped this view of the backside for aesthetic purposes and not to deceive. I am generally a lousy photographer and this cleans the image up considerably. If you would like to see the whole backside contact me and I will e-mail you a complete image. |
| GOIN' FISHIN |
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Ōhshō (おうしょう), the Japanese name for the Chinese Wang Xiang (王祥), was an official of the Imperial government. When his stepmother expressed a desire for fresh fish in the middle of winter Ōhshō went down to a river which was frozen over, stripped, laid down on the ice and melted a hole. Fortunately, and to his benefit, leapt through the hole and into his hands. |
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There are several different series on the theme of filial piety by Kuniyoshi. Above are details from two examples. |
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| Sadahide Ōshhō detail above. |
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