Goban migi – midare-dori
Translated as: Number five, right: mixed cock-crows
Niwatori awase (A Contest of Fowls)
Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Surimono. Shikishiban. From the series of fifteen spring kyōka surimono entitled Niwatori-awase (A contest of fowls), commissioned by the Taiko poetry group for the year of the cock. The series was unusual in that it consisted of six pairs of prints (right and left) designed by Shinsai and Kunisada, and a triptych by Hokkei. The pair to this print is Aburadori (MFA Boston). ‘Mixed cock-crows’ (midare-dori) was a poetic term expressing a time late in the dawn; it is also the title on the cover of the Meriyasu keiko-bon (instruction manual for popular ballads) which the young girl is using for her shamisen lesson. 'Midare' is also suggestive of disorder, and may hint that the young learner's skills are not yet developed. She is dressed up in a new kimono and with her hair arranged for the first music lesson of the New Year. Music was often taught by female instructors, particularly popular music.
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1825
Woodcut
: Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri).
Colour printing
Accession number: P.482-1937
Primary reference Number: 182361
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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