Object data
nishikie, with metallic pigments and tsuyazuri
height 140 mm × width 180 mm
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai, after Kasanrô
A Set of Scrolls
Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820
Inscriptions
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stamped: lower left, in red ink, with seal reading hayashi, possibly Hayashi Tadamasa
Provenance
…; ? the dealer or collection Hayashi Tadamasa (1853-1906) (collector's mark);…; purchased from the dealer C.P.J. van der Peet Japanese Prints, Amsterdam, by J.H.W. Goslings (1943-2011), Epse, near Deventer, 1982;1 by whom donated to the museum, 1991
Object number: RP-P-1991-452
Credit line: Gift of J.H.W. Goslings, Epse
Copyright: Public domain
Context
Tsuru no Hinako and Yomo no Utagaki Magao collaborated on a number of surimono, including RP-P-1958-276 and RP-P-1958-300.
The artist
Ryuryukyo Shinsai (n.d., but often given as 1764?-1820; the latter date is definitely incorrect as his last known designs were issued in 1825) is said to have first been follower of Tawaraya Sori, and later of Katsushika Hokusai, who gave him the art-name Shinsai in 1800. His personal name was Masayuki. He was one of the most prolific designers of surimono in the early 19th century and thoroughly explored the possibilities of issuing works in titled series.
Entry
Two handscrolls on a lidded lacquered stand, a third handscroll beside it, partly unrolled to reveal a painting of a lady in a room, a stream and hills in the distance. A brush in front of the tablet.
The reference to Ishiyama in the poem by Tsuru no Hinako suggests that the lady in the painting is the Heian-period (794-1185) court lady Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji, Genji monogatari, an early 11th-century novel. She is often depicted writing the novel at the Ishiyama Temple. For more on The Tale of Genji, see RP-P-2006-108.
Two poems by Tsuru no Hinako [or Kakushi, i.e., Kitamado Umeyoshi from Osaka, a judge of the Gogawa, later Tsurunoya Osamaru II],2 and Yomo no Utagaki Magao [1753-1829, Shikatsube Magao, pupil of Yomo Akara. Used the name 'Yomo' from 1796, when he became a judge of the Yomogawa. Alternative name Kyokado].3 Kitamado Umeyoshi also seems to have been active as an amateur print designer, see RP-P-1991-646.
Issued by a follower of the poet Yomo Magao
Signature reading: Shinsai
Literature
M. Forrer, Surimono in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Leiden 2013, no. 168
Citation
M. Forrer, 2013, 'Ryûryûkyo Shinsai, A Set of Scrolls, Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820', in Surimono from the Goslings Collection in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.422471
(accessed 14 November 2024 22:45:50).