Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 134853
(Toy tiger)
- Artist / 作者
- Iwao
- Date / 年代
- 1854
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mia
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 800 × 286 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 紫藤メイ
- Rights / 権利
- Public Domain Mark only when record-designated
- Attribution / 表記
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Catalog note / 解説
New Year has particular significance in Japanese culture. Marking the coming of spring in the lunar calendar, New Year symbolizes the renewal of life and hope for the future. To celebrate the occasion, poetry societies in Japan convene special gatherings in which their members compose poems on themes related to the New Year. Typical subjects for such gatherings include plum blossoms, bush warblers, the first sunrise, and the zodiac sign associated with the New Year. Depicting a child's toy, this print was created to celebrate the \"year of the tiger\" (the Zodiac animal associated with 2010 as well). The image and one of the poems bears the signature of \"Iwao,\" suggesting that the artist…
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