Torii Kiyonaga. Shamisen teacher dreaming of a highway robber / Hashira-e, 1783.
$12,000
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Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (鳥居 清長, Japanese, 1752–1815)
Signature: Kiyonaga ga (清長画)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi [西村屋与八] (Japanese, fl. c. 1751 – 1860)
Date: 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Media: Hashira-e (pillar print), color woodblock print; 68.9 × 12.1 cm
Provenance: Henry Steiner (Austrian-American, b. 1934)
Title: 追剥の夢を見る三味線師匠 (Oiharai no yume o miru shamisen shishō – Shamisen teacher dreaming of a highway robber)
A young woman sits asleep indoors, her head resting on her shoulder. Her shamisen and a book lie on the floor in front of her. A potted plum tree and bamboo latticework stand nearby. A dream cloud rises, revealing a dramatic vision: she imagines herself crouched in fear, partially undressed, while a man stands nearby holding her discarded garments under his arm. He wears two swords and gazes at her with a composed, even pitying expression.
Museum Titles:
- MFA: ACCESSION NUMBER 21.5546: Young Woman Music Teacher Dreaming of a Robbery [追剥の夢を見る三味線師匠].
- Harvard Museums Object Number 1916.586: Female Musician Dreaming of Robbery.
References:
[LIB-1474.2018] Important Japanese Prints from the Collection of Henry Steiner, Sebastian Izzard LLC, 2018, cat. no. 14.
[LIB-1543.2018] Jacob Pins. The Japanese Pillar Print. Hashira-e. — London: Sawers, 1982, p. 262, no. 703.
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Woodblock print |
| Period | 18 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Late 18th century , Tenmei era [天明] (1781–1789) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Hashira-e (Pillar print) |
| Subject | 18th century , Bijinga , Dreaming , Genre-piece , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Pillar print (Hashira-e) , Shamisen (三味線) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1783 , Tenmei 3 |
| Acquisition year | 2018 |