Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Fan Ceng and Tomoe Gozen

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)

Title

Fan Ceng and Tomoe Gozen

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.1 x 18.4 cm (8 5/16 x 7 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.32

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

The female warrior Tomoe Gozen was Japanese. Fan Kuai (d. 189 BC; Japanese Hankei) was a Chinese follower of Liu Bang (247-195 BC), who became the first Han emperor. Fan saved the emperor’s life by getting drunk at a banquet and creating a diversion that allowed the emperor to flee from an assassin. The poems, which were composed by Asaka Katsumi, Hokuso (Baiko Kitamado or Umeyoshi), and Mochizuki Kagenari, members of the poetry group led by Tsurunoya, all allude to the Boys’ Day Festival traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The print was probably made for that festival because Hankei was considered a hero and an appropriate role model for children.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992
Bushido
The Way of the Samurai
Nov 01, 1985 – Feb 09, 1986

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Tombstone

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)
Fan Ceng and Tomoe Gozen, 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print
Shikishiban: 21.1 x 18.4 cm (8 5/16 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.32

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