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Subject:No56. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: Vicky Fri, Jan 26, 2018 IP: 2a02:c7d:1daa:2900:c

Japanese woodblock. Assistance identifying artist & subject please.
Part of a large collection that will be posted for identification.







Subject:Re: No56. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: Stan Sat, Jan 27, 2018

This is a partial print by Hiroshige printed in 1845/6

Hara: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori monogatari), Kaguya-hime, the Old Bamboo Cutter (Taketori no okina), from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsui)

Here is complete one at the Boston MFA:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/hara-the-tale-of-the-bamboo-cutter-taketori-monogatari-kaguya-hime-the-old-bamboo-cutter-taketori-no-okina-from-the-series-fifty-three-pairings-for-the-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-road-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-goj%C3%BBsan-tsui-536559

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: No56. Japanese woodblock. Artist & subject?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Jan 28, 2018

Title,
竹とり物語  - Taketori Monogatari - The Tale of the
Bamboo Cutter
かぐやひめ -Kaguyahime - Princess Kaguya - Name of the protagonist in the above tale
Name cartouche,
廣重画   Hiroshige picture

With regards,
I.nagy


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