No. 1 (Sono ichi), from the triptych "Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)"
Yashima Gakutei
c. 1825
Medium
Color woodblock print; right sheet of shikishiban triptych (center sheet: 1928.1165), surimono
Dimensions
22.2 × 19.8 cm (8 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
89690
About the Artist
Yashima Gakutei · 1786–1868
Yashima Gakutei (c. 1786–1868), born in Osaka as the illegitimate son of a Tokugawa shogunate samurai named Hirata, adopted the name from his mother's subsequent marriage into the Yashima clan. Little is documented about his early years beyond these familial ties, but he pursued artistic training under the esteemed ukiyo-e masters Totoya Hokkei and Katsushika Hokusai, absorbing their precision in ...