Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I (active circa 1696-1716) | The Banquet of the Shutendoji | Edo period, late 17th – early 18th century
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Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I (active circa 1696-1716)
The Banquet of the Shutendoji
Edo period, late 17th – early 18th century
woodblock print, tan-e, with hand-applied colour, from an untitled series of the Adventures of Yorimitsu, unsigned, circa 1700; with collectors' seals of Felix Tikotin and Gerhard Pulverer to verso
Vertical o-oban: 55.9 x 33.2 cm., 22 x 13 in.
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Attribué à Torii Kiyomasu I (act. 1696-1716), Le Banquet du Shutendoji, époque Edo, fin XVIIe siècle - début XVIIIe siècle
Felix Tikotin (1893-1986)
Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)
The Fine Art Society, London, Exhibition of Japanese Prints, 1909.
Doitsu Puruvera korekushon ukiyo-e hanga meihinten [Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e from the Pulverer Collection], exhibited at the following venues:
Matsuzakaya Department Store, Osaka, 27th December 1990 - 8th January 1991
Matsuzakaya Department Store, Ginza, 24th - 29th January 1991
The Fine Art Society, London, Exhibition of Japanese Prints, exh. cat. (London, 1909), pl. 4.
Narazaki Muneshige, ed., Hizo ukiyo-e taikan, Puruvera korekushon [Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western Collections: The Pulverer Collection] (Tokyo, 1990), no. 2.
Doitsu Puruvera korekushon ukiyo-e hanga meihinten [Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e from the Pulverer Collection] (Tokyo, 1990), p. 21, no. 1-6.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021) and his retinue are disguised as yamabushi at a banquet of the oni Shutendoji. They endure the ghoulish entertainments of this demonic overlord, waiting for the perfect moment to vanquish him after he has imbibed too much sake.
The composition is striking for its large vertical o-oban format and vivid orange-red lead coloration. Shutendoji sits proudly on the raised platform at top left holding aloft a fan inscribed with the character 'shu', or alcohol. Minamoto no Yorimitsu sits before a table on four legs, glaring at the the demon's dance before him.
A similar print attributed to Kiyomasu is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (The MFA), Boston, accession number 06.370. Although the overall composition is similar, there are notable differences in the block and design. In the MFA example, the oi to the lower left are omitted; on the table before Minamoto no Yorimitsu is a severed leg, and there is a further small table on a stand just above him. Further differences are notable in the hanging tassels on the sudare blinds above Shutendoji, as well as the figures and faces in general.
According to Roger Keyes' accompanying notes, although the print was attributed to Torii Kiyonobu (1664-1729) in the Fine Art Society, London, exhibition in 1909, the style is closer to Kiyomasu.