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NAKAMURA Sh¨±k¨(active circa 1894 - 1904)"Festival Celebrations at New Year"(descriptive title) |
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"Festival Celebrations at New Year" 1894 - 1904 |
Comment - Charming triptych depicting beauties and children celebrating New Year festival. At right, three women and a young girl gather around a red lacquer tray on the floor with a stack of cups and a lacquer bento box. At left, a beauty carries in a tray of sweets, while below, a mother reaches toward a girl holding a decorative battledore for hanetsuki, a game similar to badminton. The boy with the Western haircut behind her, smiles happily. He is carrying a large Edo kite ("Edo-tako", "½‘õ„J") depicting Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism in Japan. At right, the scene is framed by a floral arrangement of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms in a yellow vase with a parrot on it. Bamboo and pine are traditional decorations for the New Year holiday. The background shows a table with a scarf and a turtle, maybe a hint at an auspicius action. Embossing in the white kimono collars. Series - unknown series Artist - see Biography Signature - Sh¨±k¨ (Sh¨±k¨-ga, ÇïÏã») with red seal; Publisher - ~ ; (carver seal: K¨toku (¹¤µÂ) Image Size - 34.9 x 70.5cm (13 3/4" x 27 3/4") + outside margins as shown Condition - Tryptich; Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, three separate panels, all vertical ôban; compare duplicate |
Copyright 2008 ff: Hans P. Boehme