Three Types of Drunks: The Angry Drunk, the Weepy Drunk, and the Giggly Drunk

ca. 1770 (Meiwa 7)

Not on view

As he often did, the artist Koryūsai replaced the expected male subjects with young women in up-to-date fashions of the day. The specific trio of the Angry Drunk (haratate jōgo), Weepy Drunk (naki jōgo), and Giggly Drunk (warai jōgo) was a popular theme in Edo art and literature. One of the most famous works is a triptych by Kitagawa Utamaro entitled Three Drunken Courtesans (ca. 1793), which explicitly depicts the three drunk types (see MFA, Boston, 11.14530-2).

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磯田湖龍斎画三人酔腹立上戸泣上戸笑上戸
Title: Three Types of Drunks: The Angry Drunk, the Weepy Drunk, and the Giggly Drunk
Artist: Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1770 (Meiwa 7)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Hashira-e; 27 15/32 x 4 3/8 in. (69.8 x 11.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: JP139
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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