歌川国芳・近江八景、1833年の春画シリーズ。クールベの『世界の起源』と関連する第9枚。 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
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** The series that inspired Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde (1866, Musée d'Orsay) **
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1797–1861), unsigned, as is usual for shunga
Series: Ōmi hakkei 遇見八景 ("Eight Views of Lovers' Meetings", also written 逢見八景)
Sheet: no. 9
Date: 1833 (Tenpō 4)
Reference: Shirakura Yoshihiko, Japanese Shunga of Kuniyoshi (Heibonsha, 2012), p. 82
Technique: Woodblock print (mokuhanga), nishiki-e
Format: Ōban yoko-e, approx. 25 × 36 cm, with central fold
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Paper & condition
Good colours and a good impression. There is soiling towards the centre and along the margins. A professional cleaning can improve the composition. The sheet has a central fold, which is found on all known impressions of this series. The print carries an album backing. Fair condition overall. Please check the images carefully!
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About the Series
Few shunga series can claim a place in the history of Western painting. Kuniyoshi's Ōmi hakkei is cited as an inspiration for Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde, painted in 1866 and now in the Musée d'Orsay. Research by Yukiko Oki suggests that Courbet very probably knew sheets by Kuniyoshi when he chose the painting's radical close framing.
The series title is a pun. The Eight Views of Ōmi, eight celebrated scenes of Lake Biwa, was one of the favourite themes of Edo-period printmakers. Artists had parodied it for generations, and Suzuki Harunobu had already made an erotic version of the related "Eight Parlour Views" around 1768–70. Kuniyoshi writes Ōmi with the characters 遇見, "meeting and seeing", and turns the eight landscapes into eight meetings of lovers. He keeps the landscape theme in view through a fan-shaped inset on every sheet, printed in the new Prussian blue. The pigment was imported from 1829 and quickly became popular because it was cheap and resisted fading.
Ōmi hakkei is one of Kuniyoshi's early shunga projects, made at the start of the Tenpō era. At that time he was also producing the warrior prints that had made him famous. Kuniyoshi usually published his erotic work unsigned or under playful pseudonyms such as "happy keeper of white cats". Prints from this series are very rare and often fetches in Japan for ~150,000 YEN per sheet.
Seller's Story
I've been collecting Japanese woodblock prints for quite a while now — everything from classic ukiyo-e to shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga. What started as a personal passion eventually turned into something more, and these days I source prints from auctions, galleries, and private collections across Japan and Europe.
With growing worldwide interest in Japanese woodblock prints, gallery prices have been climbing steadily. My goal is simple: offer high-quality, authentic prints at reasonable prices. I'm picky about what I sell — I look for pieces that have been stored properly, kept flat, and are free from serious foxing, stains, or damage.
I'm based in Germany, which means EU buyers won't deal with any import duties or taxes. For US buyers, original artworks under HS code 9702 are duty-free as well. And wherever you are, I pack everything carefully with multiple layers of protection so your print arrives safely.
If you have questions about a piece, just reach out. You will get access to contact me once you've won an item from my lots.
** The series that inspired Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde (1866, Musée d'Orsay) **
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1797–1861), unsigned, as is usual for shunga
Series: Ōmi hakkei 遇見八景 ("Eight Views of Lovers' Meetings", also written 逢見八景)
Sheet: no. 9
Date: 1833 (Tenpō 4)
Reference: Shirakura Yoshihiko, Japanese Shunga of Kuniyoshi (Heibonsha, 2012), p. 82
Technique: Woodblock print (mokuhanga), nishiki-e
Format: Ōban yoko-e, approx. 25 × 36 cm, with central fold
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Paper & condition
Good colours and a good impression. There is soiling towards the centre and along the margins. A professional cleaning can improve the composition. The sheet has a central fold, which is found on all known impressions of this series. The print carries an album backing. Fair condition overall. Please check the images carefully!
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About the Series
Few shunga series can claim a place in the history of Western painting. Kuniyoshi's Ōmi hakkei is cited as an inspiration for Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du monde, painted in 1866 and now in the Musée d'Orsay. Research by Yukiko Oki suggests that Courbet very probably knew sheets by Kuniyoshi when he chose the painting's radical close framing.
The series title is a pun. The Eight Views of Ōmi, eight celebrated scenes of Lake Biwa, was one of the favourite themes of Edo-period printmakers. Artists had parodied it for generations, and Suzuki Harunobu had already made an erotic version of the related "Eight Parlour Views" around 1768–70. Kuniyoshi writes Ōmi with the characters 遇見, "meeting and seeing", and turns the eight landscapes into eight meetings of lovers. He keeps the landscape theme in view through a fan-shaped inset on every sheet, printed in the new Prussian blue. The pigment was imported from 1829 and quickly became popular because it was cheap and resisted fading.
Ōmi hakkei is one of Kuniyoshi's early shunga projects, made at the start of the Tenpō era. At that time he was also producing the warrior prints that had made him famous. Kuniyoshi usually published his erotic work unsigned or under playful pseudonyms such as "happy keeper of white cats". Prints from this series are very rare and often fetches in Japan for ~150,000 YEN per sheet.
Seller's Story
I've been collecting Japanese woodblock prints for quite a while now — everything from classic ukiyo-e to shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga. What started as a personal passion eventually turned into something more, and these days I source prints from auctions, galleries, and private collections across Japan and Europe.
With growing worldwide interest in Japanese woodblock prints, gallery prices have been climbing steadily. My goal is simple: offer high-quality, authentic prints at reasonable prices. I'm picky about what I sell — I look for pieces that have been stored properly, kept flat, and are free from serious foxing, stains, or damage.
I'm based in Germany, which means EU buyers won't deal with any import duties or taxes. For US buyers, original artworks under HS code 9702 are duty-free as well. And wherever you are, I pack everything carefully with multiple layers of protection so your print arrives safely.
If you have questions about a piece, just reach out. You will get access to contact me once you've won an item from my lots.
Details
王朝様式/時代
Edo Period (1600-1868)
原産国
Japan
帰属
Original
作品タイトル
Kuniyoshi · Ōmi hakkei, the 1833 shunga series linked to Courbet's L'Origine du monde · sheet no. 9
コンディション
Fair condition
来歴
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
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