Print Description
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on hand laid (washi) paper.
Sheet size: 24 x 36 cm (9.45 x 14.17 inch). Image size: 22 x 34 cm. (8.66 x 13.39 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. A few wormsize holes. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
UTAGAWA KUNISADA, TOYOKUNI III, TOYOKUNI GA, KAWARAZAKI GONJ?R? I, KIRARE YOSA, KABUKI, YAKUSHA-E, EDO PERIOD, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT, NISHIKI-E, 1857, RY?KO, PICTURE BOOK, FIVE HANDSOME MEN | PCO-EXPO-ASIAN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Series: “Ryūko’s picture book of the five handsome men” (as noted by Brooklyn Museum). Collection: Brooklyn Museum, Asian Art. 1857 (12th month).
Reference: Brooklyn Museum, accession no. 2004.112.32.
Biography engraver: Utagawa Kunisada I (1786-1864), also known as Toyokuni III, was one of the most prolific and commercially successful designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in Edo. A pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni I, he became the leading master of the Utagawa school and specialized in kabuki actor prints (yakusha-e), bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women), and illustrated books. His vibrant color prints and refined line work made him one of the dominant figures of 19th-century Japanese printmaking.
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