6th Dec, 2024 10:00
Fine Japanese Art
273
UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA: TRIPTYCH OF SLAYING THE DRUNKEN DEMON OF OEYAMA
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
By Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
Japan, 1858
Color woodblock prints on paper. Oban triptych. Signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga; publisher Kiya Sojiro. Title Oeyama Shuten taiji (Slaying the drunken demon of Oeyama).
Minamoto no Yorimitsu, accompanied by his four retainers, slays the giant ogre Shutendoji at his mountainous lair on Oeyama. This image shows Shuten-doji’s fuming decapitated head in battle, as the rest of the demons try to escape the conflict.
SIZE ca. 36.2 x 24.9 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Bright colors and impressions. Trimmed margins, minuscule tears and creasing to the edges.
The famous story of Shuten-doji (drunken demon) is one of Japan’s most gruesome legends. It deals with tales of good and evil and the actions of the heroic character Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko). Originating in the Heian period (794-1185), the story describes a demon who kidnaps and cannibalizes young maidens in Kyoto with the help of his oni assistants. Impersonating Buddhist monks, Raiko and his four loyal attendants enter Shuten-doji’s lair by enticing the demons with rice wine.
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866) was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Yoshitsuya was a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and, like his teacher, is best known for his woodblock prints of warriors.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related triptych, with identical seals, at Christie’s, From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online, 29 September 2021, New York, lot 117 (sold for USD 6,875).
By Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
Japan, 1858
Color woodblock prints on paper. Oban triptych. Signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga; publisher Kiya Sojiro. Title Oeyama Shuten taiji (Slaying the drunken demon of Oeyama).
Minamoto no Yorimitsu, accompanied by his four retainers, slays the giant ogre Shutendoji at his mountainous lair on Oeyama. This image shows Shuten-doji’s fuming decapitated head in battle, as the rest of the demons try to escape the conflict.
SIZE ca. 36.2 x 24.9 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Bright colors and impressions. Trimmed margins, minuscule tears and creasing to the edges.
The famous story of Shuten-doji (drunken demon) is one of Japan’s most gruesome legends. It deals with tales of good and evil and the actions of the heroic character Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko). Originating in the Heian period (794-1185), the story describes a demon who kidnaps and cannibalizes young maidens in Kyoto with the help of his oni assistants. Impersonating Buddhist monks, Raiko and his four loyal attendants enter Shuten-doji’s lair by enticing the demons with rice wine.
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866) was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Yoshitsuya was a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and, like his teacher, is best known for his woodblock prints of warriors.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related triptych, with identical seals, at Christie’s, From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online, 29 September 2021, New York, lot 117 (sold for USD 6,875).
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