Fukuda Kumajiro 福田熊治良 (active ca. 1874-1898) Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 21.2 x 32.1 cm (8 3/8 x 12 5/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1881
Period:
Meiji era
Label:
Throughout the nineteenth century, Tarō Inari Shrine was a popular Shinto destination for cult worshippers who sought miraculous healings. By the late 1870s, however, the site had become a wasteland, populated only by a lone gate and some wretched buildings. In this profoundly melancholy print, Kiyochika relies on the strong gradations of tone from the foreground to the distance, the stark architecture of the haunting torii gate, which lingers like a gaunt relic, and the severe contrast between the natural and man-made worlds. It is an unusual composition for Kiyochika, who typically populated his landscapes with human figures.
Provenance:
To 2003
Robert O. Muller (1911-2003), Newtown, CT, to 2003
From 2003
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequeathed by Robert O. Muller in 2003
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Kiyochika: Master of the Night (March 29 to July 27, 2014)
The Worlds of Dreams: Modern Japanese Engravings from the Collection of Robert O. Muller (October 26, 2006 to January 7, 2007)
Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection (November 06, 2004 to January 7, 2007)
