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Takemoto-School Surimono

A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Date:

1847

Artist:

Nagayama Kien
Japanese, active 19th century

About this artwork

During the late 18th century, Japanese culture was strongly influenced by Chinese traditions, such as the steeped-tea ceremony (sencha) illustrated here, and the demand for Chinese-style rituals increased tremendously. Intellectuals, samurai, well-educated townspeople, and artists came to advocate sencha, partly as a reaction against the conventionalism of chanoyu system. Large-scale production of the objects used in the ceremony, often based on imported Chinese objects, accompanied the growing interest in the sencha. Here Nagayama Kien depicted typical objects used in the sencha ceremony.
This is a memorial surimono for the 50-year anniversary of the death of the Takemoto school gidayu chanter Takemoto Sakidayu I (died 1779). Sakidayu worked as a chanter in Osaka and Kyoto Kabuki theaters. This print was commissioned by Machi and Yotsu Sakidayu and their family to celebrate their grandfather.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Nagayama Kien

Title

Takemoto-School Surimono

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1847

Medium

Color woodblock print; surimono

Dimensions

50.8 × 37 cm (20 × 14 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift

Reference Number

1972.1661

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