Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 46455
Yökyö
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
- Date / 年代
- 1840-1850
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 481 × 322 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 水野ナギ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
This print depicts an enormous tiger poised to leap over a raging torrent and attack Yökyö and his elderly father. Yökyö intervenes, placing himself between the tiger and his father, then begs the tiger to eat him instead. The tiger recognizes the boy’s self-sacrifice on his father’s behalf, and rewards his filial piety by sparing them both. "Imagination, Power Humor: The Art of Utagawa Kuniyoshi" 10/14/2010 - 12/19/2010 **************************************** The depiction of tigers in Japanese prints usually attributes to them a menacing and ferocious attitude, such as seen here-the tiger is about to jump over a raging torrent to attack an elderly man. His young daughter intervenes, plac…
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