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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketUkie Chushingura Act 6 Size: 23.5cm by 35.5cm (9.25 in by 13.98 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Katsukawa Shunsen Era: Edo | Currency: $ / £ / € Price:  Description: This is one of the oldest prints we have here at the Mokuhankan, dating from around 1810. This is one print from the "Uki-e Chushingura" series by Katsukawa Shunsen (also known as Shunkō II). The popularity of the Chushingura play led to its adaptation for the kabuki stage, and it is presumed that a kabuki version of the work was the basis for this particular set of prints. This print shows Act 6 of the play. Uki-e, "perspective picture", refers to a genre of ukiyo-e that employs western conventions of linear perspective. Although they never constituted more than a minor genre, pictures in perspective were drawn and printed by Japanese artists from their introduction in the late 1730s through to the mid-nineteenth century. There are a few creases, a couple of patches, and two holes to this antique print, as you can see in the image. A man prepares his palanquin for carrying a passenger.  Some people mourn the death of a character outside of the image, and a man argues terms of a contract. A long summary of the events of this play is available on Wikipedia here.    Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (104) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (19) contemporary (17) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (70) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (4) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (12) Yoshida family prints (48) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (4) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (78) kacho-e (38) yakusha-e (25) landscape (130) bijin-ga (113) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (4) set (42) books (3) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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