GAKUTEI (1786? - 1868). A bijin as Fukurukuju
Artist:
Yashima Gakutei (1786? - 1868)
Subject:
A bijin dressed for the sambasō dance. The tall eboshi hat is referring to the elongated head of Fukurukuju, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune.
Title:
Fukurukuju
Series:
Mitate Shichifukujin (Parallels to the Seven Gods of Good Fortune).
Signature:
Gakutei
Date:
ca. 1825
Publisher:
Privately published for the circle of poets Shippō.
Size:
Surimono shikishiban, 21x18,9 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with extensive use of metallic pigments and blind printing.
Literature:
Another impression is illustrated and described in detail in John Carpenter (editor), Reading Surimono the interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints. Leiden 2008, pag.180, 53.
Remarks:
Collector seal of Hayashi Tadamasa . A rare original surimono. Other four surimono from this series are often found as a copy from the Meiji period. Among other details the originals differ from the copies for the stamped signature instead of printed.
Conditions:
Very good impression, colour and conditions.
Item no:
E 155