Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

A Triptych of Fashionable Disguises: The Third Princess (略三幅対 女三之宮 Yatsushi sanpukutsui: Nyosan no Miya)

Maker

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (1756-1829
worked in Japan)

Title

A Triptych of Fashionable Disguises: The Third Princess (略三幅対 女三之宮 Yatsushi sanpukutsui: Nyosan no Miya)
An abridgement in three sheets
Ryaku sanpukutsui

Period

Edo Period

Year

mid 1790s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Right part of a vertical ōban triptych: 37.9 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Eishi zu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudohan | emblem; censor's seal | kiwame

Label: White rectangular label with blue border affixed verso, bottom left with inscription in ink: [Japanese Characters]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1136

Type

Exhibition History

Defying Boundaries
Women in Japanese Art
Apr 27, 2024 – Nov 04, 2024

Label copy

A young woman in elegant robes looks down at her kitten, which playfully pulls at the cord she dangles from her hands. She is Nyosan no Miya, one of Prince Genji’s wives in the classic novel the Tale of Genji (784–1185). Married to the aging Genji, she was sexually violated by a young courtier, causing her downfall. This print was part of a triptych that depicted other famous women in literature, including Ono no Komachi.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (1756-1829
worked in Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
A Triptych of Fashionable Disguises: The Third Princess (略三幅対 女三之宮 Yatsushi sanpukutsui: Nyosan no Miya); An abridgement in three sheets; Ryaku sanpukutsui, mid 1790s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Right part of a vertical ōban triptych: 37.9 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1136

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