About This Print
One of 30 prints (including 2 cover prints and 2 frontispieces) designed by Natori Shunsen that appeared in the magazine Shin Nigao, whose purpose was to advertise the Kabuki theater and renew interest in actor prints. The artist's catalog raisonné, TheSkill of Natori Shunsen in Kabuki Prints, titles this print Gion no Nakako 祇園の奈加子.
This print was one of five special prints in the last issue, number 5, of Shin Nigao published in November 1915 of famous personalities who were to be present at the enthronement of Emperor Taiso later that month.
For more information on this short-lived magazine whose purpose was to advertise the Kabuki theater and renew interest in actor prints, see the article Shin Nigao Magazine.
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Natori Shunsen Catalogue Raisonné Entry
Catalogue Raisonné – Ukiyoe Kabuki Gi Han Ga: Shunsen Natori
(The Skill of Natori Shunsen in Kabuki Prints),
Kushigata Municipal Shunsen Museum
Kushigata, Japan; 1991, p.96, pl. 189.
Kushigata, Japan; 1991, p.96, pl. 189.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #838 |
| Title | Gion no Nakako 祇園の奈加子 |
| Magazine | Shin Nigao (New Portraits) volume five 新似顔 第一年五編 |
| Artist | Natori Shunsen (1886-1960) |
| Signature | Not signed on print. 名取春仙 畫 Natori Shunsen ga printed on bottom of magazine page print was originally tipped to. |
| Seal |  |
| Date | November 1915 |
| Edition | First and only edition printed in magazine Shin Nigao |
| Publisher | Nigaodō 似顔洞 |
| Carver and Printer | Igami Bonkotsu (1875-1933) |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous |  祇園奈加子 Gion no Nakako |
| Genre | shin hanga (new prints); nigao-e |
| Format | Koban |
| H x W Paper | 7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (18.7 x 11.4 cm) |
| Collections This Print | National Museum of Asian Art S2003.8.1576 (publisher is incorrectly listed as Watanabe Shozaburō); The British Museum 1991,1112,0.193.5 (entire magazine, only front cover shown); Art Research Center Ritsumeikan University BM-SJ193-05 (British Museum's copy of entire magazine with all pages shown) |
| Reference Literature | Catalogue Raisonné – Ukiyoe Kabuki Gi Han Ga: Shunsen Natori (TheSkill of Natori Shunsen in Kabuki Prints), Kushigata Municipal ShunsenMuseum, Kushigata, Japan, 1991, p.96 number 189. |
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