Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Strong Heroes of the Water Margin [series]; Number 5, Tattooing of 'Kyumonryu' Shishin ('Nine-dragoned' Shi Jin)
Alternate Title:
Tattooing of 'Kyumonryu' Shishin ('Nine-dragoned' Shi Jin)
Image View:
Overall view, print 5 in the series; Tattooing of 'Kyumonryu' Shishin ('Nine-dragoned' Shi Jin)
Creator:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese printmaker, 1839-1892)
Location:
repository: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens (Palm Beach county, Florida, United States)
Location Note:
4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; on loan from Collection of Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz
GPS:
26.429444-80.156222
Date:
1868 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Japanese
Style Period:
Meiji
Work Type 1:
color woodcut
Classification:
Prints
Material:
ink; colors on paper
Technique:
woodcut (process)
Subjects:
human figure; literary or legendary; military or war; outlaws; tattooing; tattoo; mokuhanga; ukiyo-e; ōban-size
Description:
At the age of 11 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was apprenticed to the ukiyoe artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, who was to have a pronounced influence on his future work. In 1853 Yoshitoshi designed his first woodblock print, but no further work is known until 1858. From 1862 he began to produce pictures of warriors (mushae) and other historical subjects, which were to be amongst his most important themes. The story of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden (Shuihu Zhuan) was Chinese in origin, written in the 14th century. The novel became extremely popular in Japan in the early 19th century. The stories relate the exploits of a group of outlaws, who lived on the fringe of society, and fought in the name of justice. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-YOSHITOSHI-MM-HW M-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

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