Kunichika ToyoharaKabuki Actor Diptych, Late 19th Century Figural Japanese Woodblock Prints (Pair)1870s
1870s
About the Item
- Creator:Kunichika Toyohara (1835 - 1900, Japanese)
- Creation Year:1870s
- Dimensions:Height: 21.63 in (54.95 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Tonal ageing to paper, as expected for a piece of this age. Otherwise in very good condition. Minor scratches on plexiglass.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
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Kunichika Toyohara
Kunichika Toyohara was born as Ōshima Yasohachi in 1835. Toyohara was one of the last Japanese Ukiyo-e painters. His first signed print is from 1852, but it was only in 1854 that he took the stage name Kunichika. Toyohara is best known for his prints of Kabuki actors, using the woodblock technique. He also painted beautiful women and for some special occasions, historical scenes. Toyohara was certainly a brilliant painter with unmistakable talent and dissipated life.
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