THE SERIES COLLECTION · KEYES 338
Firemen’s Standards of All Great Districts
各大區纏鑑
Kaku daiku matoi kagami
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 10/1876
THE SERIES COLLECTION
FIREMEN’S STANDARDS OF ALL GREAT DISTRICTS各大區纏鑑
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A fireman holding the standard (matoi) for district one over his shoulder.VIEW PRINT ↗#1A fireman holding the standard (matoi) for district one over his shoulder.10/1876
A fireman seen from the back, holding the standard for district two.VIEW PRINT ↗#2A fireman seen from the back, holding the standard for district two.10/1876
A fireman holding the standard for district three.VIEW PRINT ↗#3A fireman holding the standard for district three.10/1876
A fireman throwing water over the clothes of a fireman with the standard for district four.VIEW PRINT ↗#4A fireman throwing water over the clothes of a fireman with the standard for district four.10/1876
A seated fireman holding the standard for district five.VIEW PRINT ↗#5A seated fireman holding the standard for district five.10/1876
A fireman, looking left, holding the standard for district six.VIEW PRINT ↗#6A fireman, looking left, holding the standard for district six.10/1876
Frontal view of a fireman holding the standard for district seven.VIEW PRINT ↗#7Frontal view of a fireman holding the standard for district seven.10/1876
A fireman seen from the back holding the standard for district eight.VIEW PRINT ↗#8A fireman seen from the back holding the standard for district eight.10/1876
A fireman carrying the standard for district nine.VIEW PRINT ↗#9A fireman carrying the standard for district nine.10/1876
A fireman, looking to the left, carrying the standard for district ten.VIEW PRINT ↗#10A fireman, looking to the left, carrying the standard for district ten.10/1876
各大区纏鑑 錦絵・版下絵Prints and preparatory drawings (hanshita-e)VIEW PRINT ↗SupplementPrints and preparatory drawings (hanshita-e)1876Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The final supplementary image shows finished prints and preparatory drawings; it is not an additional numbered print. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
About the Series
Firemen were well respected in Yoshitoshi's time, their prestige equal to sumo wrestlers and actors. Fire brigades were well organised in all districts, and were often quite competitive with one another. This is the second series Yoshitoshi produced featuring firemen (see Isami no kotobuki - Keyes #165), and he produced several individual prints as well (see #59 in the Yūbin hōchi shinbun series).
Publication details
- Dates: 10/1876
- Size: Ōban
- Signed: ōju Yoshitoshi hitsu (in kana)
- Seals: Unread
- Publishers: Ōkura Magobei
- Block carvers: Horikō Gin
Catalogue references and numbering
Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The final supplementary image shows finished prints and preparatory drawings; it is not an additional numbered print. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
Roger. S. Keyes, "Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892", Cinncinnati, 1982
where it appears as series #338.
Eric van den Ing, Robert Schaap, " Beauty and Violence: Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi 1839-1892 ", Havilland, Eindhoven, 1992 where it appears as series #30, pages 55, 120.
This page (and list) is not necessarily complete; the series is not well documented, and there may be yet other prints which have not yet come to our attention. If you know of any prints from this series which aren't listed here, or have either i) information about any errors on the page, ii) better images than the ones below, or iii) missing information about individual prints (e.g. publisher, exact date) please let us know.