Jippensha Ikku [十返舎一九; Jūppensha Ikku; Shigeta Sadakazu, 重田貞一] (Japanese, 1765–1831) Sandara Bōshi (Japanese, fl. c. 1790 – 1794) Yashiki no Katamaru (Japanese, fl. c. 1789 – 1794)
Title: Annals of the Green Houses (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji, 青楼絵本年中行事)
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro [喜多川歌麿] (Japanese, c. 1753–1806)
Signed: 江戸絵師 喜多川舎 紫屋歌麿筆 (Edo eshi Kitagawa sha Murasaki-ya Utamaro hitsu)
Authors:
Jippensha Ikku [十返舎一九] (Japanese, 1765–1831), text and kyōka 4 & 12
Sandara Bōshi [三陀羅法師] (Japanese, fl. c. 1790–1794), kyōka 1
Yashiki no Katamaru [屋敷堅丸] (Japanese, fl. c. 1789–1794), preface
Publisher: Kazusaya Chūsuke [上総屋忠助] (Japanese, fl. 1799–1804)
Block Carver: Fuji Kazumune [藤一宗] (Japanese, fl. 1804)
Printer: Jakushōdō Tōemon [霍松堂藤右衛門] (Japanese, fl. 1804)
Place of Publication: Edo (江戸)
Date: 1804 (Kyōwa 4), spring
Media: Color woodblock-printed book (nishiki-e); traditional fukurotoji binding; 227 × 159 mm (8.9 × 6.3 in). Original embossed blue covers feature lantern motifs bearing the crests (mon) of high-ranking courtesans; buff-colored printed title slip affixed to upper left of front cover.
Contents: Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Total: 22 folded leaves + 1 blank leaf at the front
1 single-page color frontispiece (with kyōka)
9 double-page color illustrations
25 single pages of prose and kyōka
Frontispiece kyōka:
ひなまつり 折姫よ あまつ下
— 十返舎一九
Translation:
Doll Festival —
Weaving Princess,
beneath heavenly skies
— Jippensha Ikku
Colophon:
青楼十返舎一九編輯 絵抄 年中行事後編 全部二冊追刻
(Compiled by Jippensha Ikku of the Green Houses. Illustrated Digest: Annals of the Green Houses, Later Part. Reissued in full as a two-volume set.)
Colophon summary (translated excerpt):
This continuation volume supplements the first with customs and events previously omitted, such as:
The Ninth Day Festival, First Dolls’ Festival, Boy-King’s Scene, Lantern Rites, Chrysanthemum Festival, mock tea ceremonies, Sumiyoshi Owl Worship, rice-cake pounding, and other observances reflecting the inner lives and seasonal routines of courtesans.
References:
British Museum Registration number 1979,0305,0.159.1.
The MET: Object Number: 2013.856a, b — a complete two-volume set under the title Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事.
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| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Pictorial album |
| Period | 19 AD , Early 19th century , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Kyōwa era [享和] (1801–1804) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Washi paper , Woodblock print , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Subject | 19th century , Courtesans , Everyday life , Festival , Japan , Japanese woodblock prints , Yoshiwara |
| Size | 8vo |
| Binding | Japanese-style binding (fukuro-toji) |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1804 , Kyōwa 4 |
| Condition | Good |
| Location | BOX JB-04 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
