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国周 / 現時五十四情 第三十六号 横笛

SKU: C29159
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作品
年代 : 明治17年
サイズ : 大判
刷 : 良
保存 : 良
詳細 : 少汚れ

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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」と称せられる。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。しかし困っている人を見ると助けずにはいられず、時には来客のものまで与えてしまうという非常識ぶりを発揮した。

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Information
Date : 1884
Size : O-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning

Kunichika was a disciple of Shunshin and the third-generation Toyokuni. He was called the "Sharaku of the Meiji era" by Kojima Usui. It is said that Kunichika pioneered a new composition in which a single actor was depicted across three-panel prints. He was a leading figure among actor portrait ukiyo-e artists of the Meiji period, producing a large number of works that are highly valuable as historical records of Meiji-era theater.

Kunichika was known for his eccentric personality, which he himself acknowledged. He had a habit of frequently changing his residence and wife. According to him, he moved 117 times, and he boasted that although his art was not on par with Hokusai’s, he surpassed him in the number of times he moved. He also changed wives more than 40 times, but none of these relationships lasted long. He loved drinking and entertainment, and even when he earned money from his paintings, he would spend it all immediately, never saving anything for the next day. In his later years, he had only a single kimono to wear, and when sketching actors on stage, he had to borrow clothes from publishers. However, he could not help but assist those in need and sometimes even gave away visitors' belongings to others, displaying his unconventional nature.

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