NHKの大河ドラマと連動した企画。
しかし、蔦屋重三郎と北斎の絆は、それほど深いとは言えない。蔦屋重三郎と言えば、歌麿や写楽の名前が真っ先に思い浮かぶ。
展覧会では、そうした背景を踏まえた上で、北斎と蔦屋重三郎だけでなく、西村屋などその他の版元との関係を紹介していた。
蔦屋重三郎は、春朗を名乗っていた頃の北斎に、役者や芸者などを描かせていた。しかし、芸者は歌麿、役者は写楽が、蔦屋重三郎のお気に入りになった。
初代の蔦屋重三郎は、寛政9年に48歳で亡くなるが、婿養子となりその跡を継いだ2代目蔦屋重三郎は、すでに売れっ子の絵師だった北斎の作品を、数多く出版したという。
後半の展示は、蔦屋重三郎以外の版元と北斎の関係を紹介。
有名な富嶽三十六景は、蔦屋重三郎の最大のライバルだった西村屋が版元だった。
北斎漫画は、名古屋の版元、永楽屋が出版した。北斎が名古屋に滞在していた際に書いていったスケッチを元に出版された。江戸でなく、名古屋の版元だったというのが興味深い。
これまで浮世絵や絵本は、それを描いた絵師のみに注目していたが、どの版元から出版されたかを知ると、新たな発見があることをこの展覧会で教えてもらった。
This project was linked to NHK's historical drama.
However, the bond between Tsutaya Juzaburo and Hokusai was not particularly deep. When Tsutaya Juzaburo is mentioned, the names of Utamaro and Sharaku immediately come to mind.
The exhibition took this background into account and introduced the relationship between Hokusai and Tsutaya Juzaburo, as well as other publishers such as Nishimuraya.
Tsutaya Juzaburo had Hokusai, who was known as Shunro, draw actors and geisha. However, Tsutaya Juzaburo's favorite geisha was Utamaro, and his favorite actor was Sharaku.
The first Tsutaya Juzaburo died at the age of 48 in 1790, but the second Tsutaya Juzaburo, who became his adopted son-in-law and took over the business, published many works by Hokusai, who was already a popular artist.
The second half of the exhibition introduced Hokusai's relationship with publishers other than Tsutaya Juzaburo.
The famous Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was published by Nishimuraya, Tsutaya Juzaburo's biggest rival.
Hokusai Manga was published by Eirakuya, a Nagoya publisher. It was published based on sketches that Hokusai made while staying in Nagoya. It was interesting that the publisher was in Nagoya, not Edo.
Until now, with ukiyo-e and picture books, the focus was only on the artists who drew them, but this exhibition taught me that there are new discoveries to be made when you learn which publisher published them.
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