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Toyohara KunichikaTwo Kabuki Actors Japanese Woodblock Print1864
1864
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Two kabuki actors posing a samurai's. The print is printed on rice paper and is not framed. It is stamped by the artist with details about the actors in Japanese.
Artist Biography: 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.
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- Creation Year:1864
- Dimensions:Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 0.004 in (0.11 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Houston, TX
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