Figures from Ôtsu-e Paintings of the Floating World in a Drunken Stupor (Ukiyo-e Ôtsu no renchû suimin no zu)
Description
A print from the "One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai" series depicting Otsu-e folk painting characters in a collective drunken stupor — an image that gives Kyosai license to render the beloved iconic figures of folk art in a state of comic disarray. The "floating world" Otsu characters sleeping off their drink creates a layered joke: the serious subjects of folk devotion reduced to the most undignified human condition, while Kyosai's masterful brushwork ensures the whole composition radiates life even in unconsciousness.
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1863
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Kyosai, Royal Academy, London, FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING
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from the series One Hundred Pictures by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakuzu)
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Figures from Ôtsu-e Paintings of the Floating World in a Drunken Stupor (Ukiyo-e Ôtsu no renchû suimin no zu) was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Figures from Ôtsu-e Paintings of the Floating World in a Drunken Stupor (Ukiyo-e Ôtsu no renchû suimin no zu) depicts figures, food & drink, and daily life.