Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, artist

1797–1861

Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen, circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Portfolio/Series title: Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori (The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden, One by One)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 374.7 x 254 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 3/4 x 10 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Gift of H. Lee Turner

Accession number: 1968.0001.074

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"Inspired by Japan," Mar-2003, Cori Sherman
Kuniyoshi’s image of Botaichu Kodaiso shows the innkeeper heroine being treated by a doctor for an arrow wound. She displays her warrior-like stoicism by calmly reading a book propped on a stand while blood is being drained from her arm. This anecdote comes from the Suikoden, a Japanese translation of the late sixteenth-century Chinese Shuihu zhuan, or “Tales of the Water Margin,” telling of outlaws’ swash-buckling adventures. In this woodcut the patterns of textiles, furniture, walls, and floors are so dense as to make it a challenge to discern the contours of individual elements in the composition. The artist shows no concern for dimensional proportions or illusionistic space in this decorative scene.