Shōki to yūjo no aiaigasa – Antique Wall Art
![Shōki to yūjo no aiaigasa, Japan : Urogataya, [between 1726 and 1736] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/14/14609c59178b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Shōki to yūjo no aiaigasa comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Shōki to yūjo no aiaigasa
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Here a fierce, bearded Shōki, the legendary scholar who was said to banish demons, shares an umbrella with a courtesan, a pairing that turns the usual image of a hero on its head. The sheet is a narrow hosoban, printed in color with lacquer applied by hand, a technique called urushi-e that gives certain areas a glossy, raised sheen. The print is attributed to Nishimura Shigenobu and published by Urogataya in Edo, probably in the 1720s or 1730s, when such playful mixes of heroic and fashionable subjects were popular with urban buyers. The shared umbrella, a common image of lovers walking together in the rain, adds a light, comic note.
| Created / published | Japan : Urogataya, [between 1726 and 1736] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color, lacquer ; 32.6 x 15.6 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. No NAR for artist; format follows Lane, p. 324. Nichibunken: Nishimura Shigenobu. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Urushie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 16, p. 38. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Heroes--Japan--1720-1740. Courtesans--Japan--1720-1740. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,592 × 4,458 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221860 |
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