Print Description
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and polychrome color on hand laid (washi) paper.
Sheet size: 26.5 x 38.4 cm (10.43 x 15.12 inch). Image size: 24 x 35 cm. (9.45 x 13.78 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, NAKAMURA FUKUSUKE I, TAIRA TAR? YOSHIKADO, KABUKI ACTOR PORTRAIT, YAKUSHA-E, IMAY? OSHI-E KAGAMI, EDO PERIOD, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT, NISHIKI-E, 1859 | PCO-EXPO-ASIAN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Series: Imayō oshi-e kagami (Mirrors for Collage Pictures in the Modern Style). Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō), Edo. Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirō (Hori Take). Play: Hanano no Tsuki Utō Hitofushi. 1859 (Ansei 6), 10th month.
State: First edition, dated by censor’s seal (Goat 10 aratame).
Reference: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 50.2329; other impressions: 11.40948, RES.11.5764.6.
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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