#42

Kawanabe Kyōsai
(1831 – 1889)

Bohatý muž bez rozumu

The Wealthy Fool
#42

Kawanabe Kyōsai
(1831 – 1889)

Bohatý muž bez rozumu

Technika
barevný dřevořez (nishiki-e)
Rozměr
17 x 11,5
Not sold
2 500 Kč
Galerie Arcimboldo, sro
Galerie Arcimboldo, sro
16. 11. 2025 18:00

Basic info

technika
barevný dřevořez (nishiki-e)
rozměr
17 x 11,5
Datace
1866

About

from the series Kyōsai Hyakuzu (One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai)publisher: Okura Magobei (Okuraya)A biting social satire from Kyōsai’s celebrated series Kyōsai Hyakuzu, depicting a conceited rich man being served sake in self-indulgent idleness. The scene symbolizes spiritual emptiness and moral hypocrisy among the affluent classes. Kyōsai masterfully fuses grotesque humor with precise draftsmanship, balancing caricature and social critique. Through his keen observation and playful exaggeration, he transforms moral commentary into visual wit — making this work one of the finest examples of his humorous yet penetrating social criticism.

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