COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1925.2426
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AIC_.1925.2426
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Prints
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Prints
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Katsukawa, Shunsho
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Katsukawa, Shunsho
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Katsukawa Shunsho
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Katsukawa Shunsho
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II in an unidentified role
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The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II in an unidentified role
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
Edo period, Ca. 1773-1774
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Edo period, Ca. 1773-1774
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1773
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1773
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1774
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1774
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Woodblock print. Possibly the left-hand sheet of a diptych
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Woodblock print. Possibly the left-hand sheet of a diptych
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Woodblock
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Woodblock
Classification Term
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Subject Description:
Wearing a red striped apron and sporting a summer fan (nonfolding, called uchiwa) tucked into the sash at the back, Ichimatsu II seems to be playing a teahouse waitress or proprietress. Given the luxurious appearance of the over-kimono with its pattern of scattered fans floating on a stream, it is perhaps more likely that this is a well-to-do wife than a simple serving girl. The top part of the over-kimono has been slipped off the shoulders in preparation for work, to reveal a bright red under-kimono beneath, and the sash is a rich brocade of stylized sparrows or plover. Behind the woman a reed blind has been raised, revealing a room opening out onto a verandah, an arrangement typical of a restaurant, teahouse, or similar establishment .About the years 1772-1774 Shunsho's signature on actor prints acquired certain distinctive formal characteristics: the downward diagonal stroke on the right-hand side of the first character (shun) developed an ever more pronounced hook, and the final character (ga,'painted by') was written as a large square enclosing a smaller square that was bisected horizontally and vertically. During this period Ichimatsu II, who specialized in playing women and delicate-looking young men, appeared in many a domestic drama (sewamono) as 'the wife of so-and-so,' making it difficult to identify precisely the role depicted here. The print is quite possibly the left-hand sheet of a diptych; discovery of the missing right-hand sheet would assist in pinpointing the scene depicted.Like so many of Shunsho's figures, this dainty lady is caught in arrested movement, walking forward while turning to look back- a pose that curves the body into a slight, elegant arch. Her tiny hand is raised to her neck in a delicate, coquettish gesture. ('The Actor's Image', 1994)
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Wearing a red striped apron and sporting a summer fan (nonfolding, called uchiwa) tucked into the sash at the back, Ichimatsu II seems to be playing a teahouse waitress or proprietress. Given the luxurious appearance of the over-kimono with its pattern of scattered fans floating on a stream, it is perhaps more likely that this is a well-to-do wife than a simple serving girl. The top part of the over-kimono has been slipped off the shoulders in preparation for work, to reveal a bright red under-kimono beneath, and the sash is a rich brocade of stylized sparrows or plover. Behind the woman a reed blind has been raised, revealing a room opening out onto a verandah, an arrangement typical of a restaurant, teahouse, or similar establishment .About the years 1772-1774 Shunsho's signature on actor prints acquired certain distinctive formal characteristics: the downward diagonal stroke on the right-hand side of the first character (shun) developed an ever more pronounced hook, and the final character (ga,'painted by') was written as a large square enclosing a smaller square that was bisected horizontally and vertically. During this period Ichimatsu II, who specialized in playing women and delicate-looking young men, appeared in many a domestic drama (sewamono) as 'the wife of so-and-so,' making it difficult to identify precisely the role depicted here. The print is quite possibly the left-hand sheet of a diptych; discovery of the missing right-hand sheet would assist in pinpointing the scene depicted.Like so many of Shunsho's figures, this dainty lady is caught in arrested movement, walking forward while turning to look back- a pose that curves the body into a slight, elegant arch. Her tiny hand is raised to her neck in a delicate, coquettish gesture. ('The Actor's Image', 1994)
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,Japan
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Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Hosoban; 31.0 x 14.8 cm
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Hosoban; 31.0 x 14.8 cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1925.2426
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1925.2426
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
SIGNATURE Shunsho ga
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SIGNATURE Shunsho ga
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E19709.TIF
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AIC_.E19709.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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