Name: Antique Master Print-OTANI-MONZO-ONOE-KIKUGORO-HEIJI-KAGETAKA-Kunisada-1825
SKU: KUNISADA-7
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Antique Master Print-OTANI-MONZO-ONOE-KIKUGORO-HEIJI-KAGETAKA-Kunisada-1825

€250.00

‘「平次景高　大谷門蔵」 / 「半七　尾上菊五郎」 / 国貞画’

Dramatic kabuki confrontation scene: Otani Monzō as Heiji Kagetaka standing over Onoe Kikugorō as Hanshichi, who is seated and partially undressed. The standing figure grips the other’s topknot in a moment of intense theatrical action. Strong expressive mie pose and early Bunka-era draftsmanship typical of Kunisada’s 1820s yakusha-e. Minimal background emphasizing stage drama.

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Description

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and polychrome color on hand laid (washi) paper.

Sheet size: 25 x 37 cm (9.84 x 14.57 inch). Image size: 23 x 34 cm. (9.06 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, ONOE KIKUGOR?, OTANI MONZ?, HEIJI KAGETAKA, HANSHICHI, KABUKI ACTOR PRINT, YAKUSHA-E, EDO PERIOD, 1825, BUNKA ERA, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT | PCO-EXPO-ASIAN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Actor print (yakusha-e), Edo, 1825.

Reference: Engeki Hakubutsukan (Theatre Museum) Digital Collection.

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.