SHUNMAN (1757–1820). Momotarō. (Sold)
Artist:
KUBO SHUNMAN (1757–1820)
Subject:
Momotarō sailing to Onigashima.
Description:
The folk tale tells of Momotarō, the strong boy born from a peach, sailing to the Island of the Devils to seek his fortune. He is shown on a Treasury Boat (Takarabune) with his animal retainers, a dog, a monkey and a pheasant dressed with armor and holding different offering. They are seated among various objects associated to the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin).
Signature:
Artist’s seal Shunman. Poems signed Asanoya Yomogi, Ikenoya Kameto and Wakanoya Nagafusa.
Date:
ca. 1810.
Publisher:
Privately published
Size:
Shikishiban surimono, 20,7x18,7 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with blind printing and metallic pigments.
Literature:
Illustrated in our catalog, Surimono. Poetic Images in Japanese Prints. New Acquisitions June 2022, no. 11.
Remarks:
No other impressions are apparently known.
Conditions:
Very good impression and color, some thinning on the reverse, good conditions.
Item no:
D 400
Status:
Sold