KŌGYO Tsukioka. (1867-1927)
Akogi. April 1927.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Series
- No ga taikan. A Great Mirror of Noh Pictures.
- Publisher
- Seibi Shoin.
ōban yoko-e, 35.8 cm × 25.1 cm
Excellent impression, colour and condition. Baren marks are used to great effect to convey the field. Original cover sheet and print information.
The ghost of a fisherman stands in a field, a straw fishing net to his left. The print depicts the "Akogi" dance from the Noh play by Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1444).
Fishing is considered a mortal sin in shinto Buddhism. An elderly fisherman poaches in order to survive and to add insult to injury, he dares to fish at Akogi Bay in the sacred domain of the Ise shrine. As a result he is put to death by drowning. His ghost appears to a priest at the Ise shrine to seek salvation and laments on his restless wandering in hell. The purgery of sin and subsequent salvation is a common theme in Noh theatre.
Signed Kōgyo with artist's seal.
Literature: The Beauty of Silence. Hotei Publishing. IBSN 9789004193857
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KŌGYO Tsukioka. (1867-1927)
Ships at night. c.1900
- Category
- Japanese | Landscape
- Publisher
- Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
shikishiban, 25.4 cm × 24.0 cm
Excellent impression, colour and condition. Full size. An especially beautiful printing of this design.
The silhouettes of three moored ships. The night sky is illuminated by a fire in the distance. Signed Kōgyo
Literature: Plate 106 Pg.151 The Beauty of Silence. Hotei Publishing. IBSN 9789004193857.
£200