Six Modern Street Themes: Joy of Conquest, 1916
Six Modern Street Themes: Joy of Conquest, 1916
by Inoue Seiji
by Inoue Seiji
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IHL Cat. #2500
About This Print
About This Print
The artist Inoue Seiji, active during the Taishō era, was primarily known for his manga. This woodblock print, picturing a woman dancing on a small hill, is mounted on a paper sheet containing the print's title, a date and explanatory text (or commentary or poem) is quite rare. Given the print's title, "Six Modern Street Themes" and the suffix "shū" (collection) at the end of the artist's printed signature on the paper sheet, we can assume five other prints made up this collection, although none can be found on a web search.
Print Details
Print Details
精二 Seiji
井上精二集 Seiji shū
Hiding her face backstage,
the joys and sorrows of her heart resound beneath her feet.
Lightly, like a little bird,
the Taishō maiden dances.
Her heart, too, beats high, the joy of conquest!
Hey! The world’s greatest vaudeville!
Traveling on, with a long road ahead,
the ideal mother devoted to the nation;
turning foreign lands into romance,
the Taishō maiden dances.
Tears upon her cheeks, a brave face nevertheless,
Hey! The world’s greatest vaudeville!
October 1916*
*The above is an AI translation of the verse, with a proviso that it could not clearly read all the characters.
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