On the Road, A Lady of the Genkō Era (1313-34), from the series Thirty-Six Elegant Selections
Details
- Author / creator
- Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908)
- Object type
- Date or period
- 1894
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Acquisition method
- Bequest
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Dame Margaret Fellowes, 2017
- Paper / support
- Japanese paper
- State and impression
- Lifetime impression
About this object
Each of the prints in the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections features a woman from a different time period, as befits an artist who was interested in history painting. Most of the prints are set in the Edo period (1615–1868). Mizuno Toshikata was a favored student of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), and took over his post as a newspaper illustrator.
Materials and technique
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Signature and marks
Inscription Type: series title Inscription Transliteration: 三十六佳撰 Inscription Romanization: Sanjūrokkasen Inscription translation: The Thirty-six Elegant Selections; Inscription Type: print title Inscription Transliteration: 旅路元頃婦人 Inscription Romanization: Tabiji Genkō koro fujin Inscription translation: On the Road, A Lady of the Genkō Era; Inscription Type: artist’s signature Inscription Transliteration: 年方 Inscription Romanization: Toshikata; Inscription Type: artist’s seal Inscription Transliteration: 應斎年方 Inscription Romanization: Ōsai Toshikata; Inscription Type: engraver’s seal Inscription Transliteration: えん活刀 Inscription Romanization: En-Katsu to; Inscription type: date and publisher’s information Inscription Translation: Meiji 27 (1894) Akiyama Buemon (summary)
