Print Description
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and polychrome color on hand laid (washi) paper.
Sheet size: 24.8 x 36.1 cm (9.76 x 14.21 inch). Image size: 22.5 x 33.5 cm. (8.86 x 13.19 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, SHIRAUME, YOSHITOKI, BIJIN-GA, JAPANESE BEAUTY, EDO PERIOD, UKIYO-E, WOODBLOCK PRINT, HAYASHIYA SH?Z?R?, 1856, INTERIOR SCENE, LANTERN | PCO-EXPO-ASIAN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Publisher: Hayashiya Shōzōrō (Edo), 1856.
Reference: Newfields Collection accession no. 72.47.66.
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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