He-gassen
| He-Gassen | |
|---|---|
| Japanese: 屁合戦 | |
 | |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Year | Edo period |
| Dimensions | 29.6 cm × 1003.1 cm (11.7 in × 394.9 in) |
He-Gassen (Japanese: 屁合戦, literally: "Fart competitions"), or Houhi-Gassen (放屁合戦, "Farting competitions"), are titles given to a Japanese art scroll,[1] created during the Edo period (1603–1868) by an unknown artist or several unknown artists.[2][3][4]
The scroll depicts various scenes with one peculiar characteristic reoccurring throughout the scroll: at least one character is having a bout of flatulence directed against the other characters.[citation needed] The scroll may have been made to highlight the political and social changes in Japan.[5]
The scroll has been digitized by the Waseda University Library.[6]
References
- ^ "japanese-fart-scrolls-prove-that-human-art-peaked-centuries-ago". io9.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "he-gassen-japan-edo-period-fart-scrolls". www.spoon-tamago.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "The Internet Has Officially Discovered The Most Epic Fart Battle In All Of Art History (NSFW)". www.huffingtonpost.com. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017.
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- ^ "fart-art-is-a-very-real-thing". metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Digitized scroll at the Waseda University Library". Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
Further reading
- Henshall, Kenneth (2004). A history of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 1-4039-1272-6.
- Steele, M. William (2003). Alternative Narratives in Modern Japanese History. Routledge, London. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-134-40408-7.
- Yano, Akiko (2013). "Historiography of the "Phallic Contest" Handscroll in Japanese Art". Japan Review (26): 59–82. JSTOR 41959817.
External links
- Japanese-fart-scrolls
- Digitized scroll at the Waseda University Library
- Japanese fart scrolls prove that human art peaked centuries ago
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