Kochoro, Firebrigade Fight, Kabuki actors
Artist: Kunisada III sealed as Kochoro (1848-1920)
Title: Firebrigade Fight. Kabuki actors, Ichikawa Sadanji and the others
Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi
Date: 1890
Size: (R) 24.5 x 36.1 (C) 24.6 x 36.5 (L) 24.6 x 36.2 cm
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, Tattoo Design |
Dimensions | (R) 24.5 x 36.1 (C) 24.6 x 36.5 (L) 24.6 x 36.2 cm |
Condition Report | Light soiling, partly ink running, wormhole restored, hinges remain on the back, creases. |
Folders | In Store, CB |
Location | Folder JP |