Shohei – Vintage Wall Art
![Shohei, [between 1726 and 1736] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c2/c24196337254-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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Shohei comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The subject here is Kantarō of Sanjō, a figure tied in the record to a performance setting, which sets this sheet apart from the many actor portraits on this board. It is a narrow hosoban woodcut in color, and the catalog describes it as possibly the left panel of a triptych titled *Fūryū kenjin sanpukutsui*, or "A Triptych of Modern Clever People." The title bar credits Torii Kiyomasu and the "Urogataya" studio, a label that points to the early 1700s Torii workshop tradition. Its urushi-e, or "lacquer picture," style used glossy, lacquer-like pigments to give the color a richer finish than standard prints.
| Created / published | [between 1726 and 1736] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 29.7 x 14.2 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Title bar caption: Eshi Torii Kiyomasu hitsu; Urogataya hangen. Format: One of a set of three Hosoban Urushie. Fūryū kenjin sanpukutsui : A triptych of modern clever people (possibly left panel). 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. 65, p. 126. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Kantaro, Sanjō--Performances. Actors--Japanese--1720-1740. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,640 × 4,444 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221863 |
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