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玄宗皇帝と楊貴妃
The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, consort of the Emperor Ming Huang (reigned 713–55), was supposedly so beautiful that she caused him to neglect his duties and led to the downfall of his reign. Here the elderly emperor and his young consort play the flute as one, displaying their romantic attachment. During the 1820s, Gakutei became increasingly enamored of pattern, seen here in a combination of both printed pattern and embossed pattern to dazzling effect.
Emperor Ming Huang and Yang Guifei Playing a Flute Together
玄宗皇帝と楊貴妃
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.2 x 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number00.1933
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, consort of the Emperor Ming Huang (reigned 713–55), was supposedly so beautiful that she caused him to neglect his duties and led to the downfall of his reign. Here the elderly emperor and his young consort play the flute as one, displaying their romantic attachment. During the 1820s, Gakutei became increasingly enamored of pattern, seen here in a combination of both printed pattern and embossed pattern to dazzling effect.
Signed
Gakutei
岳亭
岳亭
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)