風流歌仙絵本和歌浦|A Fashionable Representation of the Immortals of Poetry: Picture Book of Waka-no-ura (Fūryū kasen ehon waka no ura) 風流歌仙絵本和歌浦
1734, eighth month (Kyōho 19)
Medium
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Dimensions
each: 10 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (27 × 19.3 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.795a–c
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan with *Fūryū kasen ehon waka no ura* (A Fashionable Representation of the Immort of Poetry: Picture Book Waka-no-ura), a captivating set of two woodblock books created in 1734 by artist Takagi Sadatake publisher Kichimonji Ichibei. Measuring a compact 10⅝ × 7⅝ inches each, these ink-on-paper volumes exemplify the *ehon*—picture books that fused exquisite illustrations with poetic text, making high art accessible to a broad audience during the prosperous Kyōho era. The work playfully reimagines Japan's legendary "song immortals" (*kasen*), the rev...
About the Artist
Kichimonjiya Ichibei 吉文字屋市兵衛|Takagi Sadatake 高木貞武 ( |Japanese) · |1700 – |1733
|Japanese, active early 18th century