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Floating World Art, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Edo Period, Waves

$5,460.26List Price

About the Item

Artist: Choki Eishosai [signed Shiko Momokawa] (act. 1781-1813) Title: Parody of Urashima Taro Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Date: Late 18th/ Early 19th century Dimensions: (L) 22.5 x 32.6 (C) 22.4 x 32.6 (R) 22.7 x 32.4 cm A humourous scene of courtesans enacting the fairy tale Urashima Taro. In the legend, a young man is granted access to the palace court of the Dragon King leagues beneath the sea for saving a turle. There he is entertained by Princess Otohime for what he believes to be a few days. At his departure, he receives a farewell gift, a special casket he is told never to open. Upon returning to his village, the young man finds that three hundred years have passed, his perception of time completely altered in the confines of the Dragon Palace. Forgetting the warning, he opens the box and is turned into an old man. Despite the tragic nature of the tale and the poignancy of the farewell scene, Choki's treatment is somewhat playful. The legendary characters are not people of yore but courtesans from the Yoshiwara District, with their identities and taste clearly visible. The lady playing Princess Otohime wears a striking kimono decorated with an array of shells and abstract waves. Her obi sash bears embossed seigaiha ripples and a coiling dragon to signify her role. Common throughout Choki's small oeuvre, elegant details abound in the triptych. The delicate lines of the faces, slightly elongated, look serene against the bolder impressions of the robes, and the loose strands of the young man's hair are effortlessly graceful. The whole drama is framed by rolling waves and coral figures that make this design by Choki particularly original.

Creator:
Chōki Eishōsai (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 12.84 in (32.6 cm)Width: 26.58 in (67.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
Style:
Edo (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Late 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Creases marks around sides and around centre of all panels. Residue tape and slight discolouration around edges from previous mounting. Backed. Trimmed.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: DUF0211stDibs: LU2404314082201

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