Edo Monsters Encyclopedia Part III (Ukiyoe Ota Museum of Art)

(Translated by Google Translate)

Ukiyo-e at the Ota Memorial Museum in Harajuku, the third part of the Edo Great Yokai Encyclopedia is witchcraft Tsukai ed.

Most of the work, that ukiyo-e drew, the act of Kabuki. Witchcraft Tsukai is in a witchcraft Tsukai the hottest actors of the time has been dressed.

Speaking witchcraft Tsukaiitoe, you immediately think of the image that spans Gama, is adding a scroll, but this thing of Tianzhu Tokubei.

Some, such as Tokubei that against the enemy led Tokubei that rode on top of the Gama, Tokubei that was followed by a large Gama behind, a large number of Gama, is a wide variety of variations.

Also painter depicting, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Toyokuni, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and famous names are aligned.

This sheeting Tokubei is, really is the person on the story, but in fact was a model. Fishermen of the Edo era, and Nagaretsuki Thailand after drifting, was returning home after that. From the fact that it was thought that India in Japan at the time, is in the story, Thailand, that was called Tianzhu Tokubei.

Ukiyo-e of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, that old imperial palace, of Soma, famous for the giant skeleton is drawn, but this skeleton, Ryuyoru Matahime is witchcraft Tsukai of women, in order to Odos Otani Taro light countries those obtained by appearance.

Ukiyo-e drawn this Ryuyoru Matahime often. To play the female role actors of Kabuki, it probably was a major role.

Other, is a descendant of Otomo Sorin was a Christian daimyo, among the ukiyo-e, even Ukiyo-e depicting Wakana princess to handle the large poisonous spider.

Using the nest of a large spider, Wakana princess to go take entwined one after another human Temukau. Among the ukiyo-e, were made on the stage of Kabuki, a large-scale set is depicted by being deformed.

By listening through the grapevine. Alternatively, look at the stage yourself, from state of the stage, you can inflate the imagination of their own, painter who would drew these ukiyo-e.

Well, the exhibition was held for approximately three months now, Edo Great Yokai Encyclopedia also come to an end.

I met with the holiday, the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum in Omotesando, appear more even appearance of foreign tourists a lot of people also have visited the center a young woman, as usual, 3 both times, feel the deep-rooted Ukiyo-e popularity were.