Satsuma no Fukuyorime from the Veritable Records of Emperor Montoku (Satsuma no Fukuyorime, Montoku jitsuroku), from "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Art Historical Context

Discover the exquisite *Satsuma no Fukime from the Veritable of Emperor Montoku*, color woodblock print by Yashima Gakutei, created around 1821. This intimate shikishiban surimonomeasuring just 21.4 × 19.3 cm— to the series *Twenty-four Japanese Paragons Filial Piety for Honcho Circle*. Gakutei, a master of the Kyoto-Osaka ukiyo-e tradition, specialized in these luxurious, privately commissioned prints, often produced for poetry circles like the Honcho Circle celebrate virtues through art. Surimono elevated woodblock printing with refined techniques: vibrant colors layered precisely, subtle e...

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 ...