Gravure originale sur bois - Papier - Femme - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - 'Actor Onoe Kikugorô IV as Tagane no Oren' - From "Mirrors for Collage Pictures Au Courant" - Japon - 1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1)

Original woodblock print - Paper - Woman - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - 'Actor Onoe Kikugorô IV as Tagane no Oren 多金のおれん' - From the series "Imayô oshi-e kagami" 今様押絵鏡 (Mirrors for Collage Pictures Au Courant) - Japan - 1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1)

Kunisada is a art work around the age of 74.

This ukiyo-e is a kind of Okubi-e, and it is characterized by drawing a large face.
Especially those that can see the movement show the skill of ukiyo-e artist.

caverd by Yokogawa horitake 横川竹二郎

The signature says “Toyokuni e,”豊国画”.

Publisher by Fujiokaya Keijirou 藤岡屋慶次郎

※This is Japanese paper so tears easily. Hole/loss at top left corner
There are folds because it is old

See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/254051

memo
Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III,was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.In his own time,his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries,Hokusai,Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.he took on Utagawa as a surname, and also used the surname Gototei 五渡亭( bunka 8 period to the end of Tenpo period),Kouchouou香蝶楼 ( Bunsei 10 period to the first Kaei),Nishikichorou錦朝楼,Yuusai雄斎 (bunka 9 period of), Kotoraisha 琴雷舎(bunka 10 period of), Kitaumedo北梅戸、Tomibozanjin富望山人,Tomoboan 富望庵, tōki-en桃樹園, Oukou応好, Gepparou 月波楼(bunka 8 period), Kioh喜翁 (Bunkyu 2period), Toyokuni豊国 Kunisadasha国貞, Hinashishi Toyokuni雛獅子豊国 , Ukiyo Matahira浮世又平

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