Image

RISDM 20-1119.tif

Torii Kiyonaga

The beloved wife: chapter 10[man playing Sugeroku in a teahouse] (Koi nyobo judanme)

Description

Maker

Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815)

Title

The beloved wife: chapter 10[man playing Sugeroku in a teahouse] (Koi nyobo judanme)
Ongyokushu

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1789

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 35.7 x 25.2 cm (14 1/16 x 9 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label verso, bottom left with inscription in red and black ink: [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Kiyonaga ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1119

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Samurai At Leisure
Nov 26, 2019 – May 24, 2020

Label copy

The popularity of e-sugoroku, a board game resembling snakes and ladders, is illustrated in this print depicting a samurai engaging in play with a young servant. As the ladies of the house look on, the samurai pays rapt attention to the printed board game in front of him. An inexpensive diversion, these games appealed to all classes of Japanese society. Printed on paper, they were extremely portable and could be unfolded quickly for play.

Courtesans and Actors
Popular Culture in Edo Period Japan
Sep 20, 1996 – Dec 08, 1996

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Tombstone

Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815)
The beloved wife: chapter 10[man playing Sugeroku in a teahouse] (Koi nyobo judanme); Ongyokushu, ca. 1789
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 35.7 x 25.2 cm (14 1/16 x 9 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1119

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