Fashionable Kitsune-ken (‘Fox Fist’) Game
Woodblock Print
Circa 1820 (printed)
Circa 1820 (printed)
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Woodblock print triptych. Three sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Triptych depicting Geisha playing the game 'Kitsune Ken'. Each seated and dressed in highly patterned kimonos. The left hand figure is dressed in purple and green robes with floral decoration. The central figure is in yellow, her obi decorated with cranes. In front of her is a teapot and behind bowls of food. The figure on the right is in pink, purple and green, in front of her, an incense burner, just behind, a stringed instrument. Along the back of the composition figures can be seen through paper walls in silhouette, one of whom is dancing with fans while the rest look on.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Fashionable Kitsune-ken (‘Fox Fist’) Game (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Fashionable Kitsune-ken (‘Fox Fist’) Game, by Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1820 |
| Physical description | Woodblock print triptych. Three sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Triptych depicting Geisha playing the game 'Kitsune Ken'. Each seated and dressed in highly patterned kimonos. The left hand figure is dressed in purple and green robes with floral decoration. The central figure is in yellow, her obi decorated with cranes. In front of her is a teapot and behind bowls of food. The figure on the right is in pink, purple and green, in front of her, an incense burner, just behind, a stringed instrument. Along the back of the composition figures can be seen through paper walls in silhouette, one of whom is dancing with fans while the rest look on. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Note Signed and stamped variously |
| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.13307:1 to 3-1886 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2002 |
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