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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) | An actor in the role of Soga no Goro Tokimune | Edo period, 19th century

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868)

An actor in the role of Soga no Goro Tokimune

Edo period, 19th century

 

woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, part of a pentaptych, signed Gakutei, privately issued circa 1823

 

Surimono, shikishiban: 19.8 x 18.5 cm., 8 x 7¼ in.

The first poem by Shunryusha Chikauo has been translated in Charlotte van Rappard-Boon et al., Surimono: Poetry and Image in Japanese Prints, (Amsterdam, 2000), p. 141, no. 81:

 

Looking askance

at the face of the moon

frogs are making

a sound like the gnashing of teeth

in the water of the pond

 

Tsuki no kao

shirime ni kakete

ikemizu ni

hagishiri o shite

kawazu nakuran

 

For the complete pentaptych, see Charlotte van Rappard-Boon et al., Surimono: Poetry and Image in Japanese Prints, (Amsterdam, 2000), p. 140-41, no.81.