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Source Description
The monk Kurodo Tokugo wanted to get back at the people who ridiculed him because of his big nose, but his scheme failed. He posted a notice saying a dragon would rise out of Sarusawa pond on a certain day. When he went to the pond he meant to ridicule everyone who would believe something so absurd. But instead he got caught up in the excitement of those who were awaiting the dragon and, forgetting his own made-up story, he joined in the chanting of Buddhist prayers. Although--according to the story--no dragon ever appeared, in this print a grinning dragon spirit materializes behind the monk as he frantically makes magic gestures.
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Document identity
localId
24746
label
Toyokuni kigo kijutsu kurabe
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24746
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Toyokuni kigo kijutsu kurabe
description
The monk Kurodo Tokugo wanted to get back at the people who ridiculed him because of his big nose, but his scheme failed. He posted a notice saying a dragon would rise out of Sarusawa pond on a certain day. When he went to the pond he meant to ridicule everyone who would believe something so absurd. But instead he got caught up in the excitement of those who were awaiting the dragon and, forgetting his own made-up story, he joined in the chanting of Buddhist prayers. Although--according to the story--no dragon ever appeared, in this print a grinning dragon spirit materializes behind the monk as he frantically makes magic gestures.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
1862 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35
height
25.5
dimensionsRaw
13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in. (35 x 25.5 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ki-o Toyokuni hitsu; [Translation] Seventy-seven year old Toyokuni
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
14908
3275
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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a6c0dae11ce36efb