Utagawa Kunisada II 2

Genjie Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada, Modern, Circa 1850, Unframed

1850

Yakushae is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1856. Woodcut print Oban from a tryptich. An elderly lady has a worried conversation with a pretty young woma...

Suma is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada II and Hiroshige II in 1864. Woodcut Print Oban Format. From the series "Omokage Genji go...

Bijinga is an original artwork realized in 1833-1835 by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Chuban. From the series "Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi" (The 53 Tokaido Stations). Courtesan i...

Bijinga is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada II in 1869 Woodcut Print Oban Tryptich Format. Title "Chiyo haru Genji manzai" (New Year festivities for Genji prince eternal spring). Genji surrounded by court ladies, his children and chambermaids, receives on the logia at night a woman leading a festively decorated white horse, probably as a gift for his son. Signature Okonomi Kunisada hitsu. Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke. Good impression with visible baren printing lines, blind printing (figures' nasal bones), folds, lightly creased, glossy black printing (lady's haori jacket...

The central print from a triptych by the prolific ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kunisada titled *Niwa Suzumi* (Cooling Off in the Garden). Signed within the print to the lower right. On Jap...

Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper Dynamic woodblock print with several elegantly dressed figures by Utag...

Beautiful mid 19th century Japanese woodblock print of a samurai by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (Japanese, 1786-1864/5). This piece is from a series of "The 53 Stations of the To...

Annual Events for Young Murasaki (July) - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock Rightmost panel a triptych, depicting monthly events for Wakamurasaki (Young Murasaki). This is the month of July. There appears to be a lesson taking place, possibly for writing or poetry. Artist: Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864) Publisher: Ebisu-ya Shoshichist Presented in a new blue mat. Mat size: 19"H x 13"W Paper size: 14.5"H x 10"W Commentary on the triptych: In the Edo period, Tanabata was designated as one of the five seasonal festivals, and became an annual event for the imperial court, aristocrats, and samurai families, and gradually came to be celebrated by the general public. Its origins are said to be a combination of the Kikoden festival, which originated from the Chinese legend of Altair and the Weaver Girl, and Japan's ancient Tanabata women's faith. Ink is ground with dew that has accumulated on potato leaves, poems and wishes are written on five colored strips of paper, which are then hung on bamboo branches to celebrate the two stars that meet once a year. Although the illustration is a Genji painting...