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Summary
Description Hara-kiri by Crepon 1867.png |
English:
Wood engraving published in 1867 in a book relating accounts of travels around the world (Le Tour du Monde). Engraving by Félix Jean Gauchard (1825-1872). The drawing is by L. Crépon adapted from a Japanese painting by an unknown artist. Note: crépon also means (縮緬紙, Chirimengami-e, "compressed thread paper prints"). It is titled
Hara-kiri: Condemnation of a nobleman to suicide
. It is composed of a rare view of a noble preparing for suicide after his conviction. Hara-kiri or harakiri or seppuku, is a ritual form of male suicide by disembowelment, which appeared in Japan around the 12th century in the class of samurai. This ritual was officially abandoned by the Japanese in 1868. Dimensions : 21 x 30 cms.
日本語:
切腹:貴族は自殺を命じられました(1867年)。フェリックス・ガウチャード(1825-1872年)による彫刻。 素描は、未知の芸術家による日本画を原作としたL.クレポンによるものです。1867年にフランスで出版された、江戸時代末期の切腹の様子を描いたイラスト。中央の裃を着用した人が切腹人。
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Source | Maison de la Gravure - https://www.maisondelagravure.com/gravures-japon/1867-harakiri-d-un-noble-japonais.html |
Author | Engraving by Félix Jean Gauchard. Crépon Drawing by L. Crépon, after a Japanese painting by an unknown artist. |
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