A Selection of Six Modern Summer Scenes

(Imayō rokkasen, 今様六夏撰)

Publisher: Izumi-ya

1853

 

六夏撰 (six summer selections) is a pun on 六歌仙 (six poetic immortals).  This series of fan prints (uchiwa) is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).

 

Title: Afternoon nap

Description:

Title: Cooling off (Suzumu)

Description: A young woman leaning over the side of a boat and wetting a towel

Title: Mosquito net (Kaya)

Description: Beauty with mosquito net

Kuniyoshi - (fan) 6 Summer Selections in Modern Style (Imayō rokkasen), Water-watcher (Mizuban), 1853

Title: Water-watcher (Mizuban, 水ばん)

Description: Woman holding a fan and looking at goldfish    

I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this alternate state with a purple fan.

Kuniyoshi - (fan) Selections of 6 Modern Summer Scenes (Imayō rokkasen), Sunner airing of cloths (Doyōboshi)

Title: Sun airing of cloths (Doyōboshi)

Description:

Title: Summer gift (Doyo mimai, 土用見舞)

Description: Woman carrying a gift box beside a patterned screen

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