Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- Buncho
- E・F・G・H
- Eiri Eisen Eishi Eizan Gakutei Harunob Harunobu Hirokage Hiroshige HiroshigeⅡ Hokujyu Hokusai
- I・J・K・L
- KITAO Shigemasa Kiyomine Kiyonaga Koryusai Kuniaki KuniakiⅡ Kunifuku Kunimaro Kunimaru Kunimasa Kuninaga Kuninao Kunisada KunisadaⅡ Kunisato Kuniteru Kunitsuna Kuniyasu Kuniyoshi
Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- Asataka Biho Chikanobu Chikashige
- I・J・K・L
- Ikkei Keishu Kikusen Kiyochika Kiyokata Kogyo Kogyo Kokunimasa Konobu (SadanobuⅡ) Koso Koson Koto Koun Kunichika KunimasaⅣ・Kochoro・Hosai KuninaoⅡ KuniteruⅡ KuniteruⅢ Kunitoshi Kyosai Kyosui
- M・N・O・P
- Nobukazu
- Q・R・S・T
- Ryuson Seitei Sessai Shigehiro Shoso Shoun Shuko Shunsen Shuntei Tomoto Toshihide Toshikata Toshikazu Toshimine Toshinobu Toyonobu
- U・V・W・X・Y・Z
- Unknown Unsigned Yasuji（Tankei） Yoshiiku Yoshikuni2 Yoshitoshi Zeshin
Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- BANNAI Kokan Charles W.Bartlett
- I・J・K・L
- IDE Gakusui INUZUKA Taisui ISHIKAWA Toraji ISHIWATA Koitsu ITO Shinsui ITO Sozan ITO Takashi KASAMATSU Shiro KAWARAZAKI Shodo KAWASE Hasui KITANO Tsunetomi KOBAYAKAWA Kiyoshi KOMURA Settai
Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- AZECHI Umetaro
- E・F・G・H
- HIRATSUKA Unichi
- I・J・K・L
- ISHII Tsuruzo KATSUHIRA Tokushi KAWAKAMI Sumio KAWANISHI Hide KIMURA Shohachi KITAOKA Fumio KOIZUMI Kishio
- U・V・W・X・Y・Z
- YAMAGISHI Kazue YAMAMOTO Kanae
Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- E・F・G・H
- FUJITA Tsuguharu FUNAKOSHI Katsura HAMADA Chimei HAMAGUCHI Yozo HASEGAWA Kiyoshi HOSHI Joichi
- M・N・O・P
- MINAMI Keiko MUNAKATA Shiko Maurits Escher
- U・V・W・X・Y・Z
- YAMATAKA Noboru
Search by artist
- A・B・C・D
- E・F・G・H
- HAMANO Emi HANO Kanami
- I・J・K・L
- ICHIKAWA Shiori KIM Jihye KOHCHI Takumi
- M・N・O・P
- NAKAMURA Miho
- U・V・W・X・Y・Z
- UKIYO-E PROJECT YAMADA Momoko YAMAJI Naoki YAMANAKA Gen
Kunichika / Fan of Kabuki Actors
SKU： C27190
スマートフォンのお客様は画像上でダブルタップすると拡大画像をご覧いただけます。
Please double-tap on the image to zoom up images.
作品
年代 : 慶応3年
サイズ : 大判5枚続
刷 : 良
保存 : 良
詳細 : 少汚れ / 綴穴
ディレクターコメント
扇子に描かれた歌舞伎役者を5枚にわたって配した面白い作品。画上の絵という重層的な発想に当時の人々も驚いたことだろう。空を舞うように描かれた扇子の中、役者たちの視線は交わっているように見え、大勢の舞を見ているような楽しさがある。
国周は周信及び豊国三代の門人で、小島烏水によって「明治の写楽」と称せられた。3枚続に役者一人を描くという新しい構成は国周が創始したとされる。明治期における役者絵浮世絵師の代表的存在であり、作品数も多く、明治演劇史の資料としても大変価値がある。
国周は自らも認めているほどの変わった性格をしていたという。住いと妻を変えることが癖で、本人によると転居は117回であり、同じく転居の多かった北斎と比べ「絵は北斎には及ばないが、転居数では勝っている」と誇っていたという。妻も40人余り変え、長続きすることは無かった。酒と遊びが大好きで、画料が入っても宵越しの金は持たないとばかりにすぐ使ってしまい、晩年は着物一枚で過ごし舞台に出る役者をスケッチする「中見」の際には版元から着物を貸してもらうほどだったという。
作品ページの見方とご購入ガイド
Information
Date : 1867
Size : O-ban / Continuity of 5 sheets
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning / Binding holes
This is an intriguing print depicting Kabuki actors painted on folding fans across five sheets. The multilayered concept of a "picture within a picture" must have amazed people of the time. The fans are depicted as if floating, and the actors’ gazes appear to meet, creating the delightful impression of watching a grand dance performance.
Kunichika was a pioneering artist of actor Ukiyo-e triptychs and remains one of the most significant Ukiyo-e artists to depict Kabuki actors. His numerous Kabuki prints are valuable resources in the study of Kabuki theater archives.
Kunichika was known for having a rather eccentric personality, something he even acknowledged himself. He had a habit of frequently changing both his residence and his wife; by his own count, he moved 117 times. Proudly, he compared himself to Hokusai, who was also known for moving often, claiming, “My art may not match Hokusai's, but I surpass him in the number of relocations.” He reportedly had over 40 wives, though none stayed with him for long. Fond of drinking and revelry, he would quickly spend any money he earned without saving it for the next day. In his later years, he was so impoverished that he owned only a single kimono; when he went to sketch actors during "nakami" (backstage observation), publishers had to lend him clothing suitable for the occasion.
Shopping Guide & Information of the Japanese Prints
Please double-tap on the image to zoom up images.
作品
年代 : 慶応3年
サイズ : 大判5枚続
刷 : 良
保存 : 良
詳細 : 少汚れ / 綴穴
ディレクターコメント
扇子に描かれた歌舞伎役者を5枚にわたって配した面白い作品。画上の絵という重層的な発想に当時の人々も驚いたことだろう。空を舞うように描かれた扇子の中、役者たちの視線は交わっているように見え、大勢の舞を見ているような楽しさがある。
国周は周信及び豊国三代の門人で、小島烏水によって「明治の写楽」と称せられた。3枚続に役者一人を描くという新しい構成は国周が創始したとされる。明治期における役者絵浮世絵師の代表的存在であり、作品数も多く、明治演劇史の資料としても大変価値がある。
国周は自らも認めているほどの変わった性格をしていたという。住いと妻を変えることが癖で、本人によると転居は117回であり、同じく転居の多かった北斎と比べ「絵は北斎には及ばないが、転居数では勝っている」と誇っていたという。妻も40人余り変え、長続きすることは無かった。酒と遊びが大好きで、画料が入っても宵越しの金は持たないとばかりにすぐ使ってしまい、晩年は着物一枚で過ごし舞台に出る役者をスケッチする「中見」の際には版元から着物を貸してもらうほどだったという。
作品ページの見方とご購入ガイド
Information
Date : 1867
Size : O-ban / Continuity of 5 sheets
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning / Binding holes
This is an intriguing print depicting Kabuki actors painted on folding fans across five sheets. The multilayered concept of a "picture within a picture" must have amazed people of the time. The fans are depicted as if floating, and the actors’ gazes appear to meet, creating the delightful impression of watching a grand dance performance.
Kunichika was a pioneering artist of actor Ukiyo-e triptychs and remains one of the most significant Ukiyo-e artists to depict Kabuki actors. His numerous Kabuki prints are valuable resources in the study of Kabuki theater archives.
Kunichika was known for having a rather eccentric personality, something he even acknowledged himself. He had a habit of frequently changing both his residence and his wife; by his own count, he moved 117 times. Proudly, he compared himself to Hokusai, who was also known for moving often, claiming, “My art may not match Hokusai's, but I surpass him in the number of relocations.” He reportedly had over 40 wives, though none stayed with him for long. Fond of drinking and revelry, he would quickly spend any money he earned without saving it for the next day. In his later years, he was so impoverished that he owned only a single kimono; when he went to sketch actors during "nakami" (backstage observation), publishers had to lend him clothing suitable for the occasion.
Shopping Guide & Information of the Japanese Prints
Recently watched Work
