Name/Title
A Great Doctor Treating Incurable DiseasesEntry/Object ID
1972.9.2Description
Seven figures, four are presumed to be males. Text is written across the upper portion of work. The scene appears to be in a novelty shop of some sort, table extends from the upper central left border, a lady is trying on shoes with an attendant, a woman is wearing a mask that is hanging on her head with a streamer, a man is trying on a falso nose, a man is trying on a mask, a woman shown at the bottom with a man is looking on what could be a theatre group.
From email with William Pearl, www.kuniyoshiproject.com:
Title: A Great Doctor Treating Incurable Diseases (Kitai na meii nanbyô ryôji)
Description: The female doctor Kogarashi, daughter of the quack doctor Chikusai (Yabukusushi Chikusai musume meii Kogarashi), sits in the center in front of a floral screen; her four disciples, in black jackets, apply humorous “treatments” to patients. Thought to be a political satire.
Date: 6th month of 1850
Publisher: Enshû-ya Hikobei
http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/Comic%20and%20Miscellaneous%20Triptychs%20and%20Diptychs,%20Part%20I.htm
See folder for image of complete triptych.Acquisition
Accession
1972.9Acquisition Method
PurchaseNotes
Purchased from Marson Ltd. Print DealersMade/Created
Date made
1850Time Period
19th CenturyDimensions
Dimension Description
PaperHeight
14-1/2 inWidth
9-1/2 inDimension Notes
21.25" x 16.25" framedColor
Beige, Black, Blue, Gray, Pink, Red
