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Item #1080061517

The Story of Shiranui, 1st edition, chapter 49 to 51

Item No

#1080061517

Item

Book(Ukiyoe woodblock print)

Artist

Utagawa Kuisada

Price

$100.00

Weight

0.01kg

size

width

11.5cm 4 1/2"

depth

1cm 0 1/2"

height

17cm 6 3/4"

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Written by Ryutei Tanehiko II(Ryutei Senka)
Illustrated by Utagawa Yoshiiku(Ochiai Yoshiiku)
Worm holes

The Sazoshi(booklet consisted of illustrations and a story written in Kana) created especially in the late Edo era is called Goukan. The artwork shown in here is the longest Goukan, titled "The Story of Shiranui" which was handed from one author to another to complete a story from the end of Edo to the Meiji era. The illustorators were also succeeded. The story was based on the true story about the Kuroda's family trouble and the rebellion in Amakusa. This booklet had a high reputation at the end of Edo.

The story told in the chapter 49 to 51 is as follows ;
Miyoshi offered Onatsu, a girl from Kikuchi family, to be a maid to serve the Princess, but Miyoshi betrayed and kidnapped Onatsu. Ookuma, a follower of Kikuchi, knew that and got furious.

iŚAs mentioned above, this artwork taking a form of Sazoshi is provided a lot of illustrations in the pages, therefore, the story could easily be understood as you follow the illustrations in there.)

Ryutei Senka(1804-1868) was a dramatic author and Kyoka poet. Another name is Ryutei Tanehide or Ryutei Tanehiko II. After Ryutei Tanehiko's death, he took over his teacher's name and named himself Ryutei Tanehiko II to succeed the artwork Tanehiko hadn't completed. However, it provoked antipathy from other pupils, and after all, Takabatake Ransen took over as Tanehiko II.

Ochiai Yoshiiku(1833-1904) was a ukiyoe painter and journalist being at work from the end of Edo to the Meiji era. One of pupils of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, as Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was. During some time, Ochiai and Tsukioka shared the popularity as ukiyoe painters. Ochiai also engaged in the issue of newspaper as journalist and illustrator.