Kunisada III Utagawa, Kabuki Play, Yokonishimada Kanoko no Furisode
Artist: Kunisada III Utagawa (1848-1920)
Title: Kabuki Play, Yokonishimada Kanoko no Furisode
Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi
Date: 1889
Size: (L)37 x 24.6 (C)37.1 x 24.6 (R)37.1 x 24.7 cm
絵師:国貞三代
題名:横島田鹿子振袖
年代:明治22年
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 | (L)37 x 24.6 (C)37.1 x 24.6 (R)37.1 x 24.7 cm |
Condition Report | Minor tears on the edges. |
Folders | In Store, BC |