Ichimura Hazaemon as Hatsuyumeya Mitsujiro
Toyohara Kunichika
Ichimura Hazaemon as Hatsuyumeya Mitsujiro
Artist:
Toyohara Kunichika
Medium: Prints
Price:
$3,262.50
Gallery:
David Barnett Gallery
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Details
Creation Date: 1862
Materials: Color Woodcut, signed, Japanese
Dimensions: 20" x 3" x 1"
Finish: Framed
About the Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: ?? ??; 30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time. An alcoholic and womanizer, Kunichika also portrayed women deemed beautiful (bijinga), contemporary social life, and a few landscapes and historical scenes. He worked successfully in the Edo period, and carried those traditions into the Meiji period. To his contemporaries and now to some modern art historians, this has been seen as a significant achievement during a transitional period of great social and political change in Japan's history.
About the Gallery
David Barnett Gallery
The David Barnett Gallery is Wisconsin's premier gallery with the broadest range of art available in the region, including works of art that represent more than 600 artists. The gallery specializes in European and American masters, regional and nationally recognized artists and emerging artists. This gallery also offers museum quality custom framing, restoration, conservation, appraisals, printing, transportation and delivery.
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