About This Print
Source: website of Waseda University Library http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/bunko10/b10_8068_6/index.html"The fearful-looking monster was in fact a good spirit. It made its appearance before a [Mr.] Nakayama, who was so captivated by a certain widow' s charms that he neglected his duties as the chief of a certain district in what is now Hyogo prefecture. The monster is shown trying to reform the man."
The red cartouche in the upper left hand corner provides the name of the paper 大阪日々新聞紙 (Ōsaka Nichinichi Shinbunshi) and the print number 第八号 (8).
Following their introduction in Tokyo, nishiki-e shinbun made their appearance in Osaka. The Osaka issued prints differed from their Tokyo counterparts in being half-size (chuban rather than oban size).
For a summary of the brief life of nishiki-e shinbun (newspaper color woodblock prints) see the article Nishiki-e shinbun and Newspapers in Meiji Japan.
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Following their introduction in Tokyo, nishiki-e shinbun made their appearance in Osaka. The Osaka issued prints differed from their Tokyo counterparts in being half-size (chuban rather than oban size).
For a summary of the brief life of nishiki-e shinbun (newspaper color woodblock prints) see the article Nishiki-e shinbun and Newspapers in Meiji Japan.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1742 |
| Title or Description | Monster reforms mayor, number 8 第八号 |
| Newspaper | Ōsaka Nichinichi Shinbunshi 大阪日々新聞紙 (Osaka Daily Newspaper) |
| Artist | Hasegawa Sadanobu II (1848-1940) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | not sealed |
| Writer of Text | 文山人 記 Bun Sanjin |
| Publication Date | c. 1875 |
| Publisher |  A joint publication of 富士政板 [Fujimasa han, Marks pub. ref. 065 Fujiya Masashichi, seal not shown] and 綿喜板 [Wataki han, Marks. pub. ref. 579 Wataya Kihei, seal similar to 25-541] |
| Carver |  |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - not backed; trimmed to border; horizontal centerfold; rubbing in corners and along centerfold |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; nishiki-e shinbun |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical chuban |
| H x W Paper | 9 1/2 x 6 13/16 in. (24.1 x 17.3 cm) |
| H x W Image | |
| Literature | |
| Collections This Print | University of Tokyo Meiji Sinbun Zasshi Bunko 13311; Waseda University Library 文庫10 08068 0006 |
10/11/2019
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