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Kiyochika | Tenmei no koro, Flower patterns

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小林清亲 Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)

花模样 天明顷
Tenmei no koro, from the series of Flower patterns(Hana moyô)

1896

木版画 | 三联续绘-纵绘大判 | 37cm x 24cm x 3
Woodblock-print | Triptych-Oban-tate-e | 37cm x 24cm x 3

初版由版元松木平吉于1896年出版，此画为几年后由版元秋山武右卫门出版的第二版本；颜色鲜艳；品相非常好
The second edition, published by Kokkeidô, the publishing house of Akiyama Buemon. First edition was published in 1896 by Takegawa Seikichi; Great color and condition

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19世纪90年代，随着日本明治期的飞速近代化进程，人们开始怀念起逝去的江户时代。为了顺应这种情愫，1896年，小林清亲创作了这套名为《花模样》的大判美人图三联绘系列。全套共计10幅，按照年号顺序，描绘了江户时期庆长至天保年间（约1596-1844）具有代表性的美人画像。作为清亲唯一的成套美人图，作者明显为此系列投入了更多心血。无论从艺术水准还是收藏价值而言，都较其他散作美人图更高。本作所对应的背景时代，为江户中期的天明年间（1781-1789）。日本近世以来最严重的饥荒——天明大饥荒，与京都有史以来发生的最大规模火灾——天明京都大火都在此期间发生。这个仅仅使用了九年的年号，承载了太多凄风苦雨。但无论何时，人都还是能有稍作喘息的片刻，譬如本作的春宵。水晶栉，玳瑁笄，手秉铜镜照花容。身披一袭绣染着《伊势物语》题材华服的游女，正倚斜于成片橙黄的流岚旁，美艳且知性。远景似水墨涂抹而成的春月树影下，立着三位神情各异的低阶武士。在他们近前方，一位笑容可掬的游女与客人缓缓走过。画面最左侧标题旁，有着一块色纸状区域，其内写有一首天明期著名文人、狂歌师，别号蜀山人的大田南亩所作的狂歌，大意如下：“此间若有全盛君，花即是吉原，月亦是吉原。”这里的“全盛”，指的是人气最高的游女，想必，就是画中这位吧。

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Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)

Perhaps no Japanese woodblock print artist bridged the styles of the Edo and Meiji eras as well as Kobayashi Kiyochika. While some of his notable designs, especially his bijin or “beautiful women” prints, harkened back to the classic days of Ukiyoe, his later work documented the rapid modernization and Westernization of Japan. Indeed, he experimented — at times more successfully than others — with depicting light and shade in the manner of Western art.

Apparently self-taught, Kiychika’s first known prints date from the 1870s and are rampent with signs of modernization — red brick buildings and trains proliferate. Then he took a step back, creating “100 Famous Views of Musashi,” a modern hommage to Hiroshige and the beauty of then-vanishing traditional Japan. After this he mysteriously disappeared from the scene before emerging to focus on dramatic war scenes and more views of fast-evolving Tokyo. Later, he worked as a newspaper illustrator. He died in 1915, having travelled through time.