About This Print
One of 261 prints from the series Nōgakuzue (Illustrations of Noh). The print depicts a scene from the kyōgen play Rokujizō.Source: website of the American School in Japan http://community.asij.ac.jp/page.aspx?pid=2252A countryman goes to the capital to buy six statues of the Buddhist God Jizo for a new temple. Upon reaching the city he realizes he does not know where a sculptor lives nor what one looks like. While searching in the streets, a shyster notices him and decides to trick him out of his money by posing as a master sculptor.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #807 (note: IHL Cat. #703 is another impression of this print) |
| Title | Rokujizō (Kyōgen) 六地蔵 (狂言) - The Six Statues |
| Series | Nōgakuzue 能樂圖繪(Illustrations of Noh) |
| Artist | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | see "Signature" immediately above. |
| Date | Printed on October 1, 1897 / Issued on October 5, 1897 (Meiji 30) 明治三十年十月一日 印刷仝年仝月五日発行 |
| Edition | unknown |
| Publisher | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya Heikichi 大黒屋平) [Marks: pub. ref. 029] |
| Carver | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - album backing; minor soiling, light toning |
| Genre | ukiyo-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban yoko-e |
| H x W Paper | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm) |
| H x W Image | 8 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (22.5 x 33.3 cm) area within printed black border |
| Collections This Print | Art Institute of Chicago, 1939.2258.21; University of Pittsburgh 20091209-kogyo-0205; Ritsumeikan University UP0885; The British Museum 1949,0409,0.37 |
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