Catalog record · 目録番号 14840

Goyu (Station 35, Print 36)

御油

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)歌川国貞（三代歌川豊国）
Date / 年代: 1853
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mfa
Digital image / 画像: 1068 × 1500 px
Published by / 公開者: 森川ミドリ

Catalog note / 解説

"Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi no Uchi" (Tokaido Fifty-three Stations) Goyu Station, No.2. Mother of Yamamoto kansuke. This large Tokaido series was commonly called, "Yakusha Tokaido" (Kabuki Actor's Tokaido). It was actually meant to be the bust portrait of kabuki actors whose names were not mentioned because of the censorship banning the luxury or pleasure items. The portrait was depicted with a beautiful landscape background. The series was very popular and more than 150 designs for many dupicate stations and in-between stations were produced. The background landscape design was said to be "serial".

Image record / 画像情報

MFA · 1852–1855 · mfa

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