Kuniyoshi / Princes Yaegaki, Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji

作品
年代 : 天保14 - 弘化4年
サイズ : 大判
刷 : 優良
保存 : 優良
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国芳は豊国の門人で、当初は兄弟子の国貞等の人気に勝てず、しばらくは不遇であった。文政頃に発表した「通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人」の連作が評判となり、「武者絵の国芳」と称され、人気絵師の仲間入りを果たした。その後は画想の豊かさ、斬新なデザイン力、奇想天外なアイデア、確実なデッサン力を持ち、浮世絵の枠にとどまらない広範な魅力を持つ作品を多数生み出した。

「源氏雲浮世画合」は源氏物語54帖と、日本古来からの「故事」「浮世話」を結びつけて描かれた連作である。
八重垣姫は「本朝廿四孝」に登場する姫で、長尾謙信の娘という設定である。一度も会ったことがない許婚の武田勝頼にそっくりな簑作という男に恋心を訴える「クドキ」が有名で、「奥庭」は狐が乗り移り奇跡が起こる幻想的な場面となっている。

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Date : 1843 - 47
Size : O-ban
Impression : Very good
Condition : Very good
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The Tales of Genji is the greatest novel in classical Japanese literature, and arguably. It was written in the first decade of the eleventh century by Lady Murasaki and relates the womanizing exploits of Prince Genji. Each of the fifty-four chapters of the novel is named and is associated.
Princess Yaegaki is the heroine of the fateful tale "Honcho Nijushiko". The story revolves around the feuding Takeda and Uesugi families; Princess Yaegaki is the daughter of the Uesugi family, and her lover, Katsuyori, is the son and heir of the rival Takeda family.
Princess Yaegaki learned of her lover’s danger but was prevented from warning him by an icy lake outside her father’s castle that she was afraid to cross. She prayed to the god of the Suwa shrine who sent a white fox to protect her. The princess carries a magical horned helmet, decorated with flowing white hair, as she follows the magic foxfire's across the frozen lake to save her lover from sure death. Her furious dance as the fox spirit possesses her is the climax of both Bunraku and Kabuki performances of the story.