Moral Instruction — 国史美談教訓画蒐
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Kotondo is best known for bijin-ga, but his complete oeuvre includes actor prints and other figure subjects. His small corpus of only 21 designs ensures that all authenticated period impressions carry collector interest and scarcity premiums.
Moral Instruction prints — kyokun-ga — combined images from Japanese history and legend with ethical lessons, functioning as a form of popular moral education. The full title suggests a collection of scenes from beautiful historical episodes, rendered for an audience expected to recognize the stories and draw their lessons. Kotondo's participation in this tradition, which extended back into the Edo period, demonstrates the range of subjects his Torii school heritage demanded, extending well beyond his celebrated bijin-ga.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Moral Instruction — 国史美談教訓画蒐 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in Not set.
Moral Instruction — 国史美談教訓画蒐 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Moral Instruction — 国史美談教訓画蒐 depicts figures and mythology.
