'Fireflies' From: 'Court Ladies of the Chiyoda Palace' 千代田之大奥 ほたる - Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1912) - 日本 - 明治時期(1868-1912)
編號 81900917
'I want to be beautiful' きれひになりたい From: 'Collection of Desires' 見立多以盡 - Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) - 日本 - 明治時期(1868-1912)
編號 81900917
'I want to be beautiful' きれひになりたい From: 'Collection of Desires' 見立多以盡 - Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) - 日本 - 明治時期(1868-1912)
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892)
Title: I want to be beautiful
Series: Collection of Desires
Publisher: Inoue Shigehei
Date: 1878
Size: 24.4 x 36.5 cm
Condition: Light soiling and fading. Slight misregistration.
絵師:月岡芳年
題名:見立多以盡 きれひになりたい
年代:明治十一年
In this series, with a title expressing desire, or wanting to do something ('tai' - Mitate tai zukushi), Yoshitoshi depicts unnamed women in daily activities and explores their emotions, a precursor to the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' published ten years later (1888). The text is written by Takabatake Ransen (1838-1885), under the pen name Tentendo Shujin. When read together, both text and image are filled with double meanings and innuendo. The women are beautifully drawn with delicate line work. Yoshitoshi pays particular attention to their hairstyle, clothes and surroundings, creating an intriguing storyline for every depiction in the series.