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DescriptionWillard F. Clark was a printmaker and artist who greatly shaped the way the rest of the world views old-time Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born in 1910 in Boston, he grew up in Argentina, and studied art during the summers in New York City at Grand Central Station Art School and the Hawthorn Art Academy... |
10 Dumbfounding Rape Images In The Erotic Woodblock Genre Of Shunga
Shunga, literally "Images of Spring", is the generic term used to describe erotic prints, books, scrolls and paintings of Japan. At the end of the 18th Century the first scenes concerning the subject of rape within shunga was introduced. At first within the albums, consisting of 12 to 13 chuban or oban prints, and later also in the ehon (book) illustrations. The following 10 rape designs I found in books or was (is) part of our collection (see author bio) and are striking examples of this specific theme within the shunga genre:
1) Koryusai - Falconer
This chuban design by the great pioneer Isoda Koryusai (act. 1770-1780s) from his celebrated 'Prosperous Flowers of the Elegant Twelve Seasons' published in 1772-1773, was one of first Japanese prints depicting rape in the 18th Century. The image is associated with the eighth month and shows a falconer forcing down a young girl to the ground in the middle of grass and japanese clover. Koryusai used a somber and lurid tonality in his use of colors which, together with the wild clawing clover perfectly symbolizes the girl's entrapment.
2) Hokusai - Retard
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) offers a rape scene in the large oban format of near-comedy in his masterful series 'Fukujuso' (aka. 'Lovemaking at New Year's' and ' The Adonis Plant') published ca. 1822-1823. Depicted is a clownish and obviously retarded bath-house attendant assaulting a maiden who he has long lusted for. He's holding a coin in his ear, as was the custom of footmen who didn't possess a purse. A similar scene can be found in Hokusai's 'Kino-e no komatsu' (Pining for Love) which is somehow less comic.
3) Kunisada - Binded Woman
This horrifying scene from Utagawa Kunisada's (1786-1865) 'Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Prospects for the Four Seasons' (late 1820s) with the female victim being crucified and pinioned to a wooden cross. What enhances the drama is besides the location, somewhere deep in a forest, the fact that her tormentor has deliberately prepared his violent act leaving no ways to escape.
4) Kunisada - Fox Fires
In another rape design by Kunisada portrays three untractable palanquin bearers holding Ocho, a daughter of the owner of the Karakotoya brothel, to the ground. The restful setting is the surroundings of the Kurosuke Inari Shrine. The 'fox-lights' (fox-fires) indicate the presence of the fox spirits. This book illustration is from Kunisada's 'Shunshoku hatusne no ume' (The Erotic Adventures of Six Women) from 1842.
5) Shigenobu - Gang Rape
Yanagawa Shigenobu's (1789-1833) oban design from 'Yanagi no arashi' (Wind in the Willows) involves four palanquin bearers struggling to hold down a frantic woman. One of the men (second from the left) sports some detailed tattoos on both arms. The woman is kicking and resisting strongly, but one has the sense that she might be the one in control here.
6) Kuniyoshi - Candle
In this famous rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) from the book 'Byokei ri goyoshi ga' (c.1830), three men in a darkened room have overpowered a woman. The leading man, who is wearing spectacles, is penetrating his victim while holding a candle. It is whispered (rumoured) among shunga devotees that this man is actually Kuniyoshi himself.
7) Hokusai - Palanquin Bearers
From the shungabook series 'Manpuku Wagojin' (Gods of Intercourse) which Hokusai designed in 1821 this rape scene depicts two palanquin bearers (again!) ready to rape a courtisan (prostitute). The man holding her from behind has a violent grip around her neck while at the same time is licking her cheek.
Utamaro - Attempted Rape
In 1788 one of Utamaro's (1754-1806) most impressive early masterpieces 'Utamakura' (Poem of the Pillow) appeared in a series consisting of 12 horizontal album prints. The concerning misogynistic design of this set is one of the most dramatic scenes with a plebeian maiden being assaulted by a middle-aged workman while resisting with all her strength. The two protagonists are set to a dark-grey background which heightens the dramatic effect.
9) Eiri - Lackey
Chokyosai Eiri's (act. 1789-1801) 'Fumi no kiyogaki' (Models of Calligraphy), dated 1801, is considered to be one of the boldest sets of oban-size shunga known. It contains thirteen instead of the usual twelve designs and is almost completely inspired by Utamaro's 'Utamakura'. Also this print (see Utamaro - Attempted Rape), which is, compared to Utamaro's classic, a more comic interpretation of a middle-aged lackey attempting to forcibly seduce a servant girl of the same residence.
10) Hokusai - Post-rape Scene
The 'Gods of Intercouse' series is concentrated on the tales of the two courtisans Osane and Otsubi who are from various social backgrounds. In this case, Osane, the daughter of a rich merchant, is depicted after a group rape. She's alone, laying against a tree and it seems like she's strangely satisfied by this brutal experience which is emphasized by the number of handkerchiefs around her. The tousled hair indicates her depraved nature and is a sign that she will come to a sorry end. It remains one of the most intriguing rape scenes in the history of Ukiyo-e shunga.
The above list doesn't include Hokusai's famous 'Dream of the Fisherman's Wife' design and Utamaro's Kappa rape design from his Poem of the Pillow -series (both are described in the article "10 Controversial Erotic Shunga Woodblock Prints", see article index) because these scenes depict fantasies of the female protagonists involved and are not on an involuntary basis.
About the Author
You can find the 10 illustrations of the prints treated in this article if you click on the following link: http://www.akantiek.com/shunga.rape.articles.12.htm . For more articles on shunga and Japanese woodblock prints click here: http://www.akantiek.com/articles.htm