Gigadō Ashiyuki Explained

was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints in Osaka, who was active from about 1813 to 1833. He was a pupil of Asayama Ashikuni, and was also a haiku poet. Ashiyuki is best known for his ōban sized (about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters), prints of kabuki actors, although he also illustrated books, and designed surimono.

Nagakuni

Gigadō Ashiyuki used the name "Nagakuni" (長国) from about 1814 to 1821. There is another Osaka printmaker who in known as either Shūei Nagakuni or as Naniwa Nagakuni. This latter artist was a student of Nagahide and was active from about 1814 to the 1820s.

Collections

His work is held in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,^[1] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,^[2] the Walters Art Museum,^[3] the Van Gogh Museum,^[4] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,^[5] the Finnish National Gallery,^[6] the Birmingham Museums,^[7] the British Museum,^[8] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,^[9] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,^[10] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,^[11] and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.^[12]

References

• Keyes, Roger S. & Keiko Mizushima, The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973, 261, 270.
• Lane, Richard. (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ; OCLC 5246796
• Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. ; OCLC 61666175
• Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York: Weatherhill. ; OCLC 2005932

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi . The Met . 21 May 2022.
2. Web site: Ichikawa. 2021-02-22. Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. en.
3. Web site: Ichikawa Ichizo II as Sakata Zohachi, Sawamura Tanosuke II as Hana no ya Yaegiri. 2021-02-22. The Walters Art Museum. en.
4. Web site: けいせいかづらき あらし 富美三郎 [二枚続きのうち左] - Van Gogh Museum]. 2021-02-22. vangoghmuseum-prod.azurewebsites.net. ja.
5. Web site: 2015-05-08. Nakamura Utaemon as Ishikawa Goemon and Arashi Rikan as Gengoro - Ashiyuki. 2021-02-22. FAMSF Search the Collections. en.
6. Web site: Finnish National Gallery - Work: The Actor Arashi Kitsusaburo II Playing the Role of Kajiwara Heiji. 2021-02-22. www.kansallisgalleria.fi. en.
7. Web site: Nakamura Utaemon as a Samurai with a Body Hidden in his Kimono. 2021-02-22. www.birminghammuseums.org.uk. en.
8. Web site: print British Museum. 2021-02-22. The British Museum. en.
9. Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Arashi Kitsusaburō (II) as Suzuki Magoichi. 2021-02-22. www.philamuseum.org.
10. Web site: Exchange: Bandô Tomisaburô as Princess Katsura, seated by a waterfall. 2021-02-22. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
11. Web site: Actors Sawamura Kunitarô II as Ushiwakamaru (R) and Arashi Kitsusaburô II as Kumasaka Chôhan (L). 2021-02-22. collections.mfa.org. en.
12. Web site: The Actor Nakamura Karoku as Takao Gigado Ashiyuki Profile of Works. 2021-02-22. TOKYO FUJI ART MUSEUM. en.