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A Study of Sumo Ukiyo-e from the Kansei Era

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25770071
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Art at large
Research InstitutionYokohama College of Art and Design

Principal Investigator

Okubo Noriko  横浜美術大学, 美術学部, 助手 (80620252)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords浮世絵 / 相撲絵 / 江戸 / 勧進相撲 / 錦絵 / 勝川派 / 寛政
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses on examnples of surviving sumo-e from the Katsukawa school, and research the processes through which sumo-e from the Tenmei and Kansei eras onwards acqured their distinctive style and form of expression. Katsukawa Shunsho dipicted sumo wrestlers in a realistic manner, and executed his sumo-e in a style quite distinct from his yakusha-e. After Shunsho stoppted composing sumo-e, these objective, nuanced depictions were gradually replaced with more stereotyped forms. From the end of the Tnmei era onwards, two of Shunsho's leading pupils, Shunko and Shun'ei, led production of sumo-e at the school. From the Kansei era onwards, the muscular protrusions of the wrestlers became more exaggerated. However, despite the large number of pictures they produced, there were few signs of originality in either composition or style. Compared with yakusha-e, what was demanded of sumo-e was not a beautiful visage, but the sense of power exuded by a gigantic physique.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 勝川春章と勝川派の相撲絵2016

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Journal Title

      生誕290年 勝川春章ー北斎誕生の系譜ー

      Volume: 1 Pages: 168-175

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 北斎の相撲絵に関する考察―春朗期の作品を中心に―2015

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Journal Title

      横浜美術大学研究教育・紀要・論文篇

      Volume: 5 Pages: 137-148

    • NAID

      40020486034

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 寛政期から文政期初頭における勝川派の相撲絵に関する考察―春英・春亭・春和の検討を通じて―2014

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Journal Title

      横浜美術大学教育・研究紀要 論文篇

      Volume: 第4号

    • NAID

      40020085050

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 上方における勧進相撲興行とその絵画化2014

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Journal Title

      相撲博物館紀要

      Volume: 第12号

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 勧進相撲と江戸の名力士たち2014

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Journal Title

      江戸の相撲と力士たち(太田記念美術館展覧会図録)

      Volume: 単巻

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 勝川春英の相撲絵について2015

    • Author(s)
      大久保範子
    • Organizer
      国際浮世絵学会
    • Place of Presentation
      学習院大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 生誕二九〇年記念 勝川春章 : 北斎誕生の系譜2016

    • Author(s)
      太田記念美術館編
    • Total Pages
      223
    • Publisher
      太田記念美術館
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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