The Ide Tama River and the Kinuta Tama River
Painting
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Shunzan designed six prints in this series, each pairing one of Japan’s six Tama (literally ‘Jewel’) Rivers with a group of playing boys. This drawing is a design for two prints. On the right, three boys wade across a river; while on the left, they frolic indoors, perhaps re-enacting scenes from a Kabuki play.
Each drawing bears the circular stamp of the government censor, showing that it had been approved for publishing. However, the survival of this copyists’ drawing, normally destroyed in the production of the initial printing block, suggests that the designs were never realised as prints.
Each drawing bears the circular stamp of the government censor, showing that it had been approved for publishing. However, the survival of this copyists’ drawing, normally destroyed in the production of the initial printing block, suggests that the designs were never realised as prints.
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Materials and techniques | Drawing on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Katsukawa Shunzan, Japan |
Physical description | On the right of the drawing, three boys wade across a river; while on the left, they frolic indoors, perhaps re-enacting scenes from a Kabuki play |
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Object history | Purchased from Mr. Hogitaro Inada, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Summary | Shunzan designed six prints in this series, each pairing one of Japan’s six Tama (literally ‘Jewel’) Rivers with a group of playing boys. This drawing is a design for two prints. On the right, three boys wade across a river; while on the left, they frolic indoors, perhaps re-enacting scenes from a Kabuki play. Each drawing bears the circular stamp of the government censor, showing that it had been approved for publishing. However, the survival of this copyists’ drawing, normally destroyed in the production of the initial printing block, suggests that the designs were never realised as prints. |
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Accession number | E.5098-1910 |
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Record created | November 10, 2006 |
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