Thirty-two Comic Faces, Supplement: One Hundred Comic Faces

Object Details

• Artist

  Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 (1847-1915)

• Publisher

  Hara Tane'aki

  Morimoto Junsaburo

• Description

  Believed to have been created by Robert Muller, two typed sheets included in portfolio case:

  PORTFOLIO NO.63

  ARTIST SUBJECT DATE

  A complete set of the one hundred faces by Kiyochika consisting of two series as mentioned below:

  Shinpan Sanju Nise, "New Edition 32 faces" consisting of eight sheets published by Hara Taneaki. Dated Meiji 15th year; and Sanju Niso Tsuika Hyakumanso, "Hundred Faces Supplements to thirty two faces" consisting of seventeen sheets published by two publishers Hara Saneaki and Morimoto Junsabure; dated Meiji 15th and 16th years.

  The subject below mentioned is to correspond with the fiure first one from the left on the upper line of each sheet.

  [Then follows the description/title of the upper left vignette of each print]

• Signatures

  Hoensha Kiyochika hitsu

• Inscriptions

  Written vertically in pencil, presumably by Muller, along edge of bottom mat board:

  2. Loyal to her parents

  3. Geisha girl -- behind a curtain

  3. Geisha girl -- behind a curtain

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

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• Date

  1880s

• Name

  Morimoto Junsaburo, Kobayashi, Kiyochika, Hara Tane'aki

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Caricatures, Art, Robert O. Muller collection, Japanese Art, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints