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GO ART LIMITED EDITION!
Choose among six 10.5" x 16" images
Beautifully rendered on textured paper
Suitable for framing
Only $5 per print while they last!
*Plus $5 s/h per order
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PRINT 1
Artist: Hironobu Kinoshita (active ca. 1851-1872)
Date: 1861
In this panel from a diptych, Mashiba Hisayoshi is pictured in a contemplative moment, leaning on a goban. |
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PRINT 2
"The Pleasure Of Go"
Artist: Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900)
Date: 1872
A geisha enjoys playing Go. From a series of sixteen prints illustrating "enjoyable indoor games." |
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PRINT 3
"Two Women Near A Goban"
Artist: Chikanobu Toyohara (1838 - 1912)
Date: ca. 1860
A geisha plays Go while another gazes at her unseen partner. This image is probably one sheet of a triptych. |
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PRINT 4
"Man With Puppet On A Goban"
Artist: Hokusai Katsushika (1760 - 1849)
Date: ca. 1820
During the Edo period (esp. 1638-1736) the staging of puppet plays on Go boards became a popular form of entertainment. Later, this evolved to the point that child kabuki performers would dance on traditional footed gobans such as the one depicted here. |
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PRINT 5
"The Gods Amuse Themselves"
Artist: Toyokuni III (1786 - 1864)
Date: 1853
In this panel from a triptych, Ebisu (the god of commerce) plays Go with Fukurokuju (the god of wealth and longevity) while Hotei (the god of kindness and joviality) paints a picture. In the other panels, gods are shown performing on the koto, practicing calligraphy, and playing shogi. The theme of this triptych is "The Four Accomplishments" -- Go, painting, music, and calligraphy -- known in Chinese society at that time as the mark of a gentleman. |
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PRINT 6
"A Scene From 'Tale of Genji' "
Artist: Toyokuni III (1786 - 1864)
Date: 1853
In Murasaki's well-known novel, this famous scene occurs, in which Genji (not pictured) spies on women playing Go. This is the left hand panel of a diptych. |
The theme of Go has figured prominently in Japanese art for hundreds of years, especially in the woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e. More than 100 such works have appeared on the cover of Go World magazine over the years. Each year, The Nihon Kiin creates a calendar for Go lovers featuring six images, each printed with an attractive matte (see below). These prints come from the 2009 calendar, which NHK has made available to the AGF at a reduced rate; now we can offer them to you at just $5/print (plus $5 s/h per order). Interestingly, although the most ukiyo-e feature male subjects, women are depicted in four of this year's choices. In an 18x24 frame, they stay protected and make a strong impression. These prints are not available anywhere else. Click here to download an order form you can fax or mail. Pay by check or credit card. Please note that we sell only to AGF approved Go teaching programs. Not available to the general public.
Fewer than twenty copies of each print are available, so act now --- when they're gone, we can't restock!
These richly colored prints were made by The Japan Go Association (Nihon Kiin) for their 2009 calendar. They are printed with an attractive matte, suitable for framing as seen below.
(Please note: the images below are not available as part of this offer. They are from previous calendars.)
The originals of these prints came from the collection of Erwin Gerstorfer. To learn more about Go ukiyo-e click here. |
