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    Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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  • Pair of 19th Century Japanese Woodblocks by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in Custom Frames
    Located in Stamford, CT
    Pair of 19th century Japanese woodblocks by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in custom frames. Each set in a custom matted ebony and gilt decorated custom frame finely matter. The pair signed and dated on reversed. -Three Courtman drinking sake and admiring the full moon, 1788-1861 -A lady admiring the chrysanthemum flower 1785-1864. Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 - 1861 The vogue for full-body tattoos of interlaced characters, animals and fish, the full arms and backs that writhe with complex figures and designs can be directly traced not only in their drawing but in their conception to the Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. It was he, whilst trying to establish a flagging career in the 1820’s in Edo (Tokyo) Japan, that conceived of decorating heroic, supernatural warriors with florid designs to emphasise their toughness and in some part to elaborate on their narrative. Kuniyoshi was born Yoshisaburo and like Kunisada was apprenticed to the great woodblock artist Toyokuni I at his Utagawa School 1811. Kuniyoshi showed prodigious talent but unlike his colleague Kunisada failed to find commissions and it was not until the late1820’s that he discovered his own style and overnight success with the release of his series of warrior prints...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Antique Woodblock Print, Actor Series, Japan, circa 1847
    By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
    Located in Chatham, ON
    UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) - Antique woodblock print - from the actor series - third print only (part of a triptych) - contained in a vintag...
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  • Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Yoroi Ferry at Koami-Cho
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  • Japanese Woodblock Print One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige
    By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
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    Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58) Number: 39 Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple and Azuma Bridge Publisher: Uoya Eikichi Format: Vertical Oban Number of Prints: 120/120 (inc. title page and a replacement print by Hiroshige II) Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Signature: Hiroshige ga Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 8 No blockcutter's mark Reference: For a similar print, see the collection of Art Institution Chicago Accession Number 1938.536 and 1965.1062; MFA Boston...
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