Totoya Hokkei

The Emperor Genso Meets His Concubine:Moon (Getsu)

Maker

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)

Title

The Emperor Genso Meets His Concubine:Moon (Getsu)
From the series *Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon* (Kachofugetsu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

early 1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.1 x 18.6 cm (8 5/16 x 7 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.49

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008

Label copy

The Emperor Genso (Chinese, Emperor Xuanzong, 685 - 762, r. 712 - 56, also known as Minghuang) was enamoured of his concubine Yokihi (Chinese, Yang Guifei, 719 - 756). In 756, at the beginning of the An Lushan rebellion, the emperor was forced to flee westward. His entourage, who blamed Yokihi and her family for the rebellion, demanded that she be executed. Here, she stands in front of a moon palace, and he is about to ascend a staircase constructed by a magician in order to visit her once more.

Japonisme
The Influence of Japanese Art on the West
Nov 04, 1994 – Jan 22, 1995

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Tombstone

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)
The Emperor Genso Meets His Concubine:Moon (Getsu); From the series *Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon* (Kachofugetsu), early 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment
Sheet: 21.1 x 18.6 cm (8 5/16 x 7 5/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.49

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