Kuniyoshi Utagawa: Kasumigaseki 1830s Woodblock NR
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Japanese Woodblock Print, From the series Celebrated Places in the Eastern Capital originally published c.1830s; signed: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; this is a Showa era strike published by Watanabe with publishers 7mm seal
SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 15.5 x 10 inches
COMMENTS: A rare Kuniyoshi and one of the most sought after of all ukiyo-e landscapes.
Note the somewhat surreal aspect of the actor, in full Kabuki stage make up, coming over the rise on the right. At center a geisha and her attendant are on a late afternoon errand, while at the left a laborer pulls a cart loaded with wood to the top of the rise.
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1797. He was the son of a silk dyer named Yanagiya Kichiemon and was given the name Yoshisaburo at birth. At the age of 14, Yoshisaburo joined the Utagawa School of ukiyo-e artists, then headed by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825). Toyokuni I gave Yoshisaburo the name Utagawa Kuniyoshi; "Kuniyoshi" being a combination of the names "Toyokuni" and "Yoshisaburo". In 1814, Kuniyoshi ended his apprenticeship and set out as an independent artist. He initially produced actor prints in the style of his teacher, which gained him little recognition.
Kuniyoshi achieved a commercial and artistic breakthrough in 1827 with the first six designs of the series, The 108 Heroes of the Suikoden. The series was bases upon a 14th century Chinese novel about the adventures of a band of 108 honorable bandits and rebels. Like his teacher, Kuniyoshi had many students including Yoshitoshi, Yoshi'iku, Yoshikazu, Yoshitsuya, Yoshiyuki, Yoshifuji, Yoshifusa, Yoshiharu, Yoshikage, Yoshikata, Yoshikatsu, Yoshimori, Yoshimune, Yoshinao, Yoshinobu, Yoshitoyo, Yoshitsuna, Kyosai (briefly) and his own daughters, Yoshitora and Yoshitori. Kuniyoshi had a special fondness for cats, which overran his studio and are portrayed in many of his prints. Although Kuniyoshi is now universally known as Utagawa Kuniyoshi, he also used the names Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, Cho-o-ro Kuniyoshi, Igusa Kuniyoshi, Ichi Kuniyoshi and Saihosa Kuniyoshi. He died from complications of a stroke on April 14, 1861.
SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 15.5 x 10 inches
COMMENTS: A rare Kuniyoshi and one of the most sought after of all ukiyo-e landscapes.
Note the somewhat surreal aspect of the actor, in full Kabuki stage make up, coming over the rise on the right. At center a geisha and her attendant are on a late afternoon errand, while at the left a laborer pulls a cart loaded with wood to the top of the rise.
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1797. He was the son of a silk dyer named Yanagiya Kichiemon and was given the name Yoshisaburo at birth. At the age of 14, Yoshisaburo joined the Utagawa School of ukiyo-e artists, then headed by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825). Toyokuni I gave Yoshisaburo the name Utagawa Kuniyoshi; "Kuniyoshi" being a combination of the names "Toyokuni" and "Yoshisaburo". In 1814, Kuniyoshi ended his apprenticeship and set out as an independent artist. He initially produced actor prints in the style of his teacher, which gained him little recognition.
Kuniyoshi achieved a commercial and artistic breakthrough in 1827 with the first six designs of the series, The 108 Heroes of the Suikoden. The series was bases upon a 14th century Chinese novel about the adventures of a band of 108 honorable bandits and rebels. Like his teacher, Kuniyoshi had many students including Yoshitoshi, Yoshi'iku, Yoshikazu, Yoshitsuya, Yoshiyuki, Yoshifuji, Yoshifusa, Yoshiharu, Yoshikage, Yoshikata, Yoshikatsu, Yoshimori, Yoshimune, Yoshinao, Yoshinobu, Yoshitoyo, Yoshitsuna, Kyosai (briefly) and his own daughters, Yoshitora and Yoshitori. Kuniyoshi had a special fondness for cats, which overran his studio and are portrayed in many of his prints. Although Kuniyoshi is now universally known as Utagawa Kuniyoshi, he also used the names Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, Cho-o-ro Kuniyoshi, Igusa Kuniyoshi, Ichi Kuniyoshi and Saihosa Kuniyoshi. He died from complications of a stroke on April 14, 1861.
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa: Kasumigaseki 1830s Woodblock NR
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