Parody of
Description
A print presenting a parody of a classical subject — the word "mitate" (parody or comparison) being fundamental to Japanese visual culture, in which well-known figures, stories, or compositions are placed in new contexts that generate meaning through the distance between original and copy. Kyosai was a master of the mitate form, using it to comment on classical literature, historical events, religious subjects, and contemporary social conditions simultaneously, his parodies always containing genuine respect for the originals they transform.
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Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
1863
Woodblock print
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from the series One Hundred Pictures by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakuzu)
Woodblock print
Gontazaka, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi
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Frequently Asked Questions
Parody of was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Parody of depicts figures and mythology.