Japanese Ukiyoe Kabuki Actors Portrait Utagawa Toyokuni Woodblock Print FL456
Japanese Ukiyoe Kabuki Actors Portrait Utagawa Toyokuni Woodblock Print FL456
Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art
This Japanese ukiyo-e is a woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni called 'Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Bando Hikosaburo III'. It represents two kabuki actors rehearsing. One of the actor is holding a book, likely the play lines. This piece is an authentic woodblock print, but it is a reprint from the Showa period, not a first edition. The print is placed on a piece of cardboard.
Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna, and erotica.
- Paper
- C1950
- Some characters: 豊国 Toyokuni
- Item weight: 78 grams
- Packed weight: 450 grams
- Full piece approx. 48.3 cm long x 32.7 cm wide
- Ukiyoe sheet only approx. 38.7 cm long x 25 cm wide
- Good condition considering age. Stains and damage on the cardboard. On the print: stains, discoloration, white marks. Ink marks (bottom right corner, right edge), likely from production. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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