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THBKuniyoshi Shiragikumaru Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock
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St. Paul, MN 55104
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LiveJul 23, 2024
Join Revere for our annual summer Asian sale. Featuring an extraordinary collection of valuable carved jade, rare metalwork, and lovely paintings. Explore the history of China, Japan, and East Asia through the selection of works offered in this sale. Highlights of this sale include a large double Qing embroidery, huanghuali furniture, and an extraordinary parcel gilt bronze censer in the style of Hu Wenming. Revere Auctions info@revereauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting Shiragikumaru, a character from a popular Kabuki drama, elevating a tablet above his head as he is swept through tumultuous waters while holding a skull in his teeth. Signed and stamped along the center right edge; marked along the lower left corner.
This dramatic ukiyo-e print by Kuniyoshi depicts the poignant story of Shiragikumaru, a young acolyte and lover of the temple priest Jikyu. Harassed by other priests, they decide to commit suicide in the sea at Enoshima. Although Jikyu survives, seventeen years later, he discovers that Princess Sakura is the reincarnation of Shiragikumaru. In the print, an androgynous Shiragikumaru is raising a monument at Enoshima, symbolized by white chrysanthemums, a pun on his name. The skull he holds suggests the remnants of his past life, and the eerie flame on the left indicates a supernatural event. This print, with its unique subject of homosexual love, references a well-known kabuki drama and reflects themes of reincarnation and enduring love.
Sight; height: 13 1/2 in x width: 9 3/4 in. Framed: height: 17 in x width: 12 3/4 in x depth: 3/4 in.Condition
The colors are bold and bright. There are discolorations throughout the sheet. Wear and small losses along the edges. Creases throughout. The print is floated in frame. Framed under glass. Light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame.
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