「暁斎楽画 四」
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ritsumeikan University
- Image courtesy of
- Ritsumeikan University
Description
This monochrome woodblock print, rendered entirely in black ink linework, centers on a seated figure encircled by a radiating oval halo near the top of the sheet, flanked by clusters of smaller attendant figures packed tightly around it. A rectangular title cartouche sits in the upper right corner, and the lower half of the sheet is split by a vertical dividing line into two further groups of figures shown in varied, animated poses. The composition is dense and crowded, filling almost the entire picture plane with overlapping bodies and fine patterned linework, and is inscribed as plate four of Kawanabe Kyōsai's 「暁斎楽画」series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
「暁斎楽画 四」 was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).