Description

Artist: GAKUTEI, Yashima

Title:Two dancers on stage

Series: The dance at Furuichi for the Hisakataya Poets' Circle

Publisher:The Hisakataya Group

Date:Original, FIRST edition of 1822.

Medium:woodblock print

Size/Format:shikishiban surimono (c. 7 7/8" x 7"); thick deluxe paper.

Description:This surimono is no. 3 of a group of five prints commissioned by the Hisakataya Poets' Circle. - Pilgrimages to the Great Shrines at Ise became extraordinarily popular during the 1820s, with the result that travellers often slept at inns and brothels in the town of Furuichi, which was located between the shrines of Yamada and Uji. The surimono depicts two geishas of Gisharo, a large establishment in Furuichi, dancing on an open wooden causeway. Gisharo means 'Ox-drawn Carriage'; the emblem of the house, which appears on the lanterns and stage in Gakutei's print, was a carriage wheel. - There are two poems printed in silver color over the black stage background, which relate to the location and the surrounding mountains, as well as to the dancing performance.,

Condition:FINE impression with blind-printed areas, with gold and silver color pigments; only minor fading to colors, thin backing, in very good general condition.)

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Condition

FINE impression with blind-printed areas, with gold and silver color pigments; only minor fading to colors, thin backing, in very good general condition.

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