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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)A Rural Genji - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1829-18421829-1842
1829-1842
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A rural Genji is an original artwork realized in 1829-1842 by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
Illustrated book in two volumes. Book title "Nise Murasaki Inaka Jenji", 9th instalment.
Text by Ryutei Tanehiko (1783-1842), pictures by Kunisada.
Front cover colored with female figures, the lady on the right with the facial features of an okame, inside b7w illustrations, episodes of the Genji love story in winter, various figures. Tanehiko became famous through this book, which was a bestseller of the gokan. Gokan are popular novels in which pictures are integrated in the text.
Signed: Kunisada ga.
Good impression with blindstamping on the cover (wave pattern in the background), slightly rubbed, faded and soiled and yellowed, rubbed, single hand-coloured.
Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 - 1865) was one of the most famous designers of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints from Japan in the 19th century. Burn Sumita Syogoro, at the age of 15-16 years became a part of the Utagawa Toyokuni's family and in 1844 he took the male of the master Toyokuni.
- Creator:Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864, Japanese)
- Creation Year:1829-1842
- Dimensions:Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Born in the Honjo district of Edo as Kunisada Tsunoda, Kunisada’s family owned a small hereditary ferryboat service. Though his father, an amateur poet, died when Kunisada was a child, the family business provided some financial security. During his childhood, he showed considerable promise in painting and drawing. Due to strong familial ties with literary and theatrical circles, he spent time studying actor portraits. At age 14, he was admitted to study under Toyokuni, head of the Utagawa school. Kunisada's work embodies the characteristics of the Utagawa school, focusing on traditional subjects such as kabuki, bijin (beautiful women), shunga (erotic prints), and historical prints. His first known print dates to 1807, his first illustrated book to 1808. Kunisada’s career took off from the beginning. Many of his works became overnight successes and he was considered the “star attraction†of the Utagawa school. He signed his works “Kunisada,†sometimes with the studio names of Gototei and Kochoro affixed. In 1844, he adopted the name of his teacher and became Toyokuni III. Kunisada passed away in 1864 in the same neighborhood that he was born. He was 70 years old. Kunis
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