Niwatori Muko (The Rooster Bridegroom), Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, Niwatori Muko (The Rooster Bridegroom)
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, Niwatori Muko (The Rooster Bridegroom)
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
Niwatori Muko (The Rooster Bridegroom)
1813, Edo period (1600–1868)
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
1764–1820
Niwatori Muko (The Rooster Bridegroom), 1813, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 158 x 192 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 62 3/16 x 75 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 0000.1470
Not on display
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Label texts

Archive Label date unknown: In the kyōgen play, The Rooster Bridegroom, a prospective groom seeks instruction for proper behavior during his first formal visit to his father-in-law's residence. The mischievous instructor tells him that all he has to do is appear at the gate and act like a rooster. The groom is delighted to learn that the matter is so simple, and sets out on his visit. Arriving at the gate, he crows and flaps the sleeves of his robe as he enters the courtyard. The father-in-law realizes that something is amiss, but is fond of the boy and joins in the charade to protect him from embarrassment. One of the poems reads, "Young bridegroom in the spring; crossing the guard post of the year by acting like a rooster." New Year's Eve was the "guard post" of the year.

Exhibitions

Hokusai: Local Selections from the Spencer Museum of Art, Richardson-North Collection, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
, curator
2024–2025
Surimono Prints from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
1991
Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints
Roger Keyes, curator
1986
Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints
Roger Keyes, curator
1986
Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints
Roger Keyes, curator
1984

Citations

Keyes, Roger, and Carol Shankel, Project Director. Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art. Tokyo, New York, San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd, 1984.