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“The Famous, Unrivaled Sculptor Hidari ‘Left-Handed’ Jingorō” (Meiyo: Migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingorō)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese

ca. 1848

Not on view

At the center of this complex triptych composition is the famous sculptor Hidari “Left-Handed” Jingorō at work in his studio, carving a statue of Shōtoku Taishi (574–622), one of the great proponents of Buddhism in ancient Japan. The artist is surrounded by a dazzling array of his sculpted masterpieces of Buddhist deities, sages, guardian figures, and personages from East Asian lore, some lifelike in expression.

“The Famous, Unrivaled Sculptor Hidari ‘Left-Handed’ Jingorō” (Meiyo: Migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingorō), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban, Japan — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

歌川国芳画　「名誉　右に無敵左り甚五郎」

Title: “The Famous, Unrivaled Sculptor Hidari ‘Left-Handed’ Jingorō” (Meiyo: Migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingorō)

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: ca. 1848

Culture: Japan

Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban

Dimensions: Image: 14 3/4 × 10 in. (37.5 × 25.4 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Lent by Lee E. Dirks

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