Miscellaneous Prints of Children,
Part I
Prints of children account for a small fraction of ukiyo-e prints. Some of theses show karako (boys in ancient Chinese dress). This genre includes the series listed as 65, 81, 109, 114, 116, 119, 123, 129, 132, 136, 138, 142, and 146 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). I am grateful to Ward Pieters for assisting with this section.
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Series:
Children’s Games for the Five Elements (Kodomo asobi go-gyô,
子供遊五行) Robinson:
65 Title: Midzu (水) water Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children playing with a tub of water Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Ezaki-ya Tatsuzô |
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Series:
Children’s Games for the Five Elements (Kodomo asobi go-gyô,
子供遊五行) Robinson:
65 Title: Kane (金) metal Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children playing with tops Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Ezaki-ya Tatsuzô NOTE: This
print is clearly labeled metal (金), although
the children appear to be playing with wooden tops. |
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Series:
Children’s Games for the Five Elements (Kodomo asobi go-gyô,
子供遊五行) Robinson:
65 Title:
Earth (Tsuchi,
土) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children playing with tops Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Ezaki-ya Tatsuzô |
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Series:
Snow, Moon and Flowers in Children’s Games (Osana asobi sekkwagetsu
no uchi, 稚遊雪花月の内) Robinson:
81 Title:
Snow (雪) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series:
Snow, Moon and Flowers in Children’s Games (Osana asobi sekkwagetsu
no uchi, 稚遊雪花月の内) Robinson:
81 Title:
Moon (月) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series:
Snow, Moon and Flowers in Children’s Games (Osana asobi sekkwagetsu
no uchi, 稚遊雪花月の内) Robinson:
81 Title:
Flowers (花) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series:
The Children’s Instructor in Etiquette (Kodomo shorei shitsuke-gata,
子供諸礼躾方) Robinson:
136 Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Murata-ya Jirôbei |
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Series:
The Children’s Instructor in Etiquette (Kodomo shorei shitsuke-gata,
子供諸礼躾方) Robinson:
136 Title:
Hanging a scroll (掛物かけやう) and arranging flowers inside the home (立花生花見やう) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Murata-ya Jirôbei |
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Series:
The Children’s Instructor in Etiquette (Kodomo shorei shitsuke-gata,
子供諸礼躾方) Robinson:
136 Title:
Correct posture when dinning (膳での食事のしかた) and bowing when serving a meal (給仕のしかた) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Murata-ya Jirôbei |
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Series:
Kyôto Children as Tradesmen (Keishi kodomo akindo, 京師子供商人) Robinson:
138 Title:
None Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
A wood gatherer Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
No seal I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this image |
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Series: Children’s
Games (Kodomo asobi, 子供遊) Robinson:
146 Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Child in elegant dress with fan Date: c.
1842 Publisher:
No seal |
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Series:
Children’s Games (Kodomo asobi, 子供遊) Robinson:
146 Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Child in elegant dress with umbrella Date: c.
1842 Publisher:
Maru-ya Seijirô |
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Series: Childrenʼs Games (子供) Title: 踊供子 Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children performing a scene from the kabuki
play Tsumoru koi yukino seki no to (積恋雪関扉) Date: c.
1840 Publisher:
Maruko (丸幸) |
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This print appears to be
from the same series as the previous print, but the absence of text is
puzzling. It presumably shows children
performing a scene from the kabuki
play. |
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Series: Kodomo asobi... (子供遊...) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Young boy as a yamabushi
(mountain priest) Date: c.
1840-1842 Publisher: NOTE: The
left lower corner of this print has the number 1 within a circle (㊀). |
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Series: Kodomo asobi... (子供遊...) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1840-1842 Publisher: |
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Series: Kodomo asobi... (子供遊...) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Two young boys performing a dance Date: c.
1840-1842 Publisher: |
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Series:
The Four Social Classes in Children’s Games (Kodomo asobi shi-nô-kô-shô,
子供遊士農工商) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Shi (士) Samurai Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: 1861 Publisher:
Katô-ya Iwazô |
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Series:
Pine, Bamboo and Robinson:
Not listed Title:
Pine (松) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1844-1846 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series: Pine,
Bamboo and Robinson:
Not listed Title:
Bamboo (梅) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Date: c.
1844-1846 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series:
Children’s Games for the Five Festivals (Osana asobi go sekku
no uchi, 稚遊五節句之内 Robinson:
Not listed Title:
Ninth month (菊月) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Boys wrestling Date:
1846-1852 Publisher:
Wakasa-ya Yoichi |
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Series: Robinson:
Not listed Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children with puppet on go board Date: c.
1844-1846 Publisher:
Nuno-Kichi |
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Series: Robinson: Title: Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Fulling (removing creases from cloth) Date: Publisher: |
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Robinson:
Not listed Title: 24
Paragons of Filial Piety Illustrated by Different Social Classes (Shi-no-ko-sho nijushiko no uchi, 士農工商 当世廿四孝の内) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Four children performing various household chores, under a full moon Date: c.
1833-1849 Publisher:
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Series: Robinson:
Not listed Title: Size: Description:
Children performing acrobatics Date:
1820-1846 Publisher:
Mori-ya Jihei |
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Series:
Untitled Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description:
Children imitating acrobatics performed by firemen at festivals Date: c.
1830 Publisher:
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi |
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Series:
Untitled Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Size: Chûtanzakuban (about
14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description:
Children imitating acrobatics performed by firemen at festivals Date: c.
1830 Publisher:
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi |
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Series:
Untitled Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description:
Children imitating acrobatics performed by firemen at festivals Date: c.
1830 Publisher:
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi |
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Robinson:
Not listed Title: Children
Playing as Diggers of the Well og Golden Water (子供遊金生水之掘抜, Kodomo asobi kinjôsui no horinuki) Size: Kakemono-e, a vertical diptychs with
each panel about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters) Description:
Children using bamboo scaffolding to dig a well Date: 1842 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Series:
None Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Size: Chûtanzakuban
(about 14 by 5 inches or 36 by 13 centimeters) Description:
Children dancing and flying kites Date:
1820-1846 Publisher:
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi |
![Kuniyoshi - [Children's Games] two young boys performing a dance](Miscellaneous%20Prints%20of%20Children,%20Part%20I_files/image050.jpg)
“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
