From the Parody of Day and Night, Twenty-four Hours: 3:00 a.m.
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Toyohara Kunichika,
Japanese,
(1835–1900)
From the Parody of Day and Night, Twenty-four Hours: 3:00 a.m., 1890
Ink on Paper
14 in. x 9 3/8 in. (35.56 cm x 23.81 cm)
From the Parody of Day and Night, Twenty-four Hours: 3:00 a.m., 1890
Ink on Paper
14 in. x 9 3/8 in. (35.56 cm x 23.81 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
98.4.30
Alternate Title:
Mitate chuya nijuyoji no uchi
Commentary
Was purchased bound with accession numbers 98.4.1-98.4.43 in a book. Poem on print reads: Nakuto obake ga sanjimasu.
Marks
Signed: Hoshunro Kunichika hitsu. Seal: Toshidama. Carver: Hori Yata.
Medium
Meiji period color woodblock print.
Object Description
This series is regarded as Kunichika's finest, completed bijan series. The prints are a fascinating collection of beauties in different aspects of lives and full of intriguing word puns and allusions.
Provenance
Purchased in Japan by Professor Bruce Coates in 1998, with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures.
Publisher
Fukuda Yujiro.
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