Kochoro, Kabuki Play "Kami no Megumi Wago no Torikumi"

Artist: Kochoro (1848-1920)
Title: Kabuki Play "Kami no Megumi Wago no Torikumi"
Publisher: No seal
Date: c.1900s
Size: (L) 36.6 x 24.9 cm, (C) 36.8 x 24.8 cm, (R) 36.2 x 25 cm
絵師:香朝楼
題名:神明恵和合取組
年代:明治33年頃
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Kunisada III Utagawa
Utagawa Kunisada III was an ukiyo-e printmaker of the Utagawa school, specializing in yakusha-e (pictures of kabuki actors). He began studying under Utagawa Kunisada I at the age of 10, and continued under Kunisada II after their master's death. He originally signed his prints ‘Kunimasa’ or ‘Baido Kunimasa’. About 1889, he began signing his prints ‘Kunisada’, ‘Baido Kunisada’ or ‘Kochoro Kunisada’. By 1892, he was using ‘Hosai’, ‘Kochoro Hosai’, ‘Baido Hosai’, and ‘Utagawa Hosai’.
Print Format | Triptych |
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Artist | Kunisada III Utagawa |
Subject | Kabuki Theatre |
Dimensions | (L) 36.6 x 24.9 cm, (C) 36.8 x 24.8 cm, (R) 36.2 x 25 cm |
Condition Report | Backed, soiling, ink smudged, wormholes. |