Title
Yashio, from the series ‘One hundred roles of [Onoe] Baikō’
1893-1894
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Yashio (Sendaihagi)
- Alternative title
- Baikô hyaku-shyu no uchi: Yashio ...
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- 1893-1894
- Media category
- Materials used
- colour woodcut
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 23.2 cm
- Signature & date
Signed c.r., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Toyohara Kunichika hitsu [picture by Toyohara Kunichika]" [and artist's seal]. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Roderick Bain 1997
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 161.1997
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Toyohara Kunichika
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About
Produced in the mid to late 19th century, the period often referred to as the 'decadent' period of ukiyo-e; the subject matter reflect the feeling of unrest in Japan when the Shogunate Government was losing its grip on the rising powers of merchants & progressive regions. The subtlety of the pleasure seeking 'floating world' of earlier times gave way to depictions of emotional drama or violence taken from historical battles, stories of heroic deeds & the kabuki theatre.
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Where the work was made
Japan
