NOVEMBER 20, 2021–FEBRUARY 20, 2022 Tattoos in Japanese Prints
"Actors Ichimura Kakitsu
IV as Asahina Tо̄bei (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Washi no Chо̄kichi (C), and
Sawamura Tosshо̄ II as Yume no Ichibei (L)" (1868), Toyohara Kunichika |
|
Some
of the world’s most popular tattoo motifs trace back to early 19th-century
Edo (modern Tokyo), where tattoo artists took inspiration from color
woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e.
Today, the global popularity of tattoos has brought renewed attention to the
centuries-old Japanese tradition. Drawn from the MFA’s renowned collection of
Japanese art, Tattoos in Japanese Prints looks
closely at the social background, iconography and visual splendor of
tattoos through the printed media that helped carry them from the streets of
Edo-period Japan to 21st-century tattoo shops all over the world. The
exhibition features nearly 80 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) and his
contemporaries—including his colleague and rival Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
and his pupil Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892). Among the highlights are a
selection of prints from Kuniyoshi’s best-selling series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the
Popular Water Margin (about 1827–30). Oral traditions among
contemporary tattoo artists credit these works, based on a Chinese tale of a
band of 108 heroic outlaws fighting corrupt officials, for giving rise to a
new fashion of extensive pictorial tattoos. Kuniyoshi created spectacular
original designs for the heroes, adorning their bodies with fearsome lions,
coiling snakes, lush peonies, supernatural beings and dragons of various
kinds. Exploring
the Japanese tattoo’s evolving meanings, from declarations of religious or
romantic devotion to symbols punishment and even crime, Tattoos in Japanese Prints presents
a fascinating history of a tradition that continues to influence artists and
enthusiasts today. The
exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated
catalogue produced by MFA Publications, featuring a comprehensive essay
by Sarah E. Thompson, Curator of Japanese Art, and detailed entries of nearly
50 artworks. |
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