Catalog record · 目録番号 113045
The poet Ton'ya No Sakafune visiting the brothel district
Catalog note / 解説
Masanobu designed this print at the height of the craze for kyôka (literally, ‘crazy verse’) that swept Edo (modern-day Tokyo) in the 1780s. Kyôka poetry adopted the structure of more traditional poetry forms, but imbued it with wit and humour. In this print, the poet Ton’ya no Sakefune is shown taking leave of a geisha (professional entertainer). One of Sakefune’s poems is written at the top of the page. A talented and popular artist, Kitao Masanobu also enjoyed success as a writer and devoted much of his life to writing fiction. Materials: Woodblock print on paper
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1780-1790 · vam
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