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| Great Spectacle of Yoshitoshi, Sho-chiku-bai Yushima Kakegaku |
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| Item No | #108000340 |
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| Item | Ukiyo-e(Story) |
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| Artist | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi |
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| Price | $2480.00 |
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| Weight | 0.05kg |
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| | 24.5cm 9 3/4" | | | 71.5cm 28" |
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In December 1682, Yaoya-no-O'hichi(or Oshichi ), literally means ggreengrocer's daughter, Ohichih, fell in love with a temple page, during the great fire in the Tenna Era at the family temple. The next year she attempted arson, thinking she could meet him again if another fire occurred. She was caught by the police and burned at the stake to death for her crimes.
This artwork depicts the scene where Ohichi is climbing up the long ladder of the fire tower to beat the drum placed at the top of the tower. Fire flames in the distance and back shots of the firemen can be seen in the background. This diptych vertically combining two tateye or vertical orientation prints is very unique.
Although this story played at Jyoruri or Kabuki theatres is often depicted in yakushae or portraits of actors, excellent skills of Yoshitoshi, who created numbers of newspaper illustrations and artworks depicting historical events, make the scene alive in this artwork.
Ohichi's violet kimono, red jyuban (under-kimono) and big hair ornaments remind the viewers of Ohichi being just 16 years old girl and make them feel sympathy towards her. Kimono with Kanoko pattern created by the all-over fawn-spot tie-dye technique is closely associated with Ohichi.
gShou-chiku-bai Yushima Kake-gakuh placed in the upper right is the combination of two titles of the theater plays which were created based on the story of Ohichi and this comes from the fact that Ohich, at her age of 11, dedicated a wooden plaque on which the letters of gSho-chiku-bai (pine, bamboo and plum)h are written. These three plants are traditionally considered as symbols of happiness.
Knowing that she was sixteen years old, the magistrate asked her, hYou must be fifteen years old, aren't you?h at the judgment because boys and girls under fifteen years old were not subject to the death penalty. Despite the magistratefs intentional question, she stated her true age and mentioned that the wooden plaque dedicated to the shrine was the proof of her age of 16, and was burned at the stake.
Rakkan or artistfs signature and seal gOjyu Yoshitoshi Shah and a seal gTaisoh are applied in the right below.
This artwork was created in Meiji 18 (1885). Yoshitoshi vigorously created artworks based on the historical topics or vertical diptych for 22 years since this year.
Vertical diptych
Good impression and colors
Folds in upper and lower prints
Some wear in corners of the lower print
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