Chikanobu Yoshu,
Japanese,
(1838–1912)
Eastern Brocades: No. 44 Cat Monster of Saga, 10/20/1886
Ink on Paper
13 1/16 in. x 9 1/8 in. (331.79 mm x 231.78 mm)
Eastern Brocades: No. 44 Cat Monster of Saga, 10/20/1886
Ink on Paper
13 1/16 in. x 9 1/8 in. (331.79 mm x 231.78 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ballard
Accession Number:
93.6.51
Alternate Title:
Azuma nishiki chuya kurabe: Saga no kaimyo
Commentary
No. 44. Back to back print with 93.6.50.
Marks
Signed: “Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu”
Medium
Colored ink on paper; wood-block print.
Object Description
The Nabeshima family, daimyo of Hizen Province, continued to be plagued by a cat monster (see 2005.1.24 and 2005.1.20). According to legend, the mistress of the Lord of Saga Castle was killed by a cat monster that possessed her body and then slowly drained the Lord of his strength each night. A retainer named Ito Soda offered to guard his master, and stabbed his thigh with a knife so that he wouldn't fall asleep under the spell of the cat monster. Inset: Nabeshima outside a Shinto shrine gate (torii).
For more information, please refer to the Chikanobu exhibition catalogue.
Publisher
Kobayashi Testujiro
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