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原始木版印刷 - 纸 - Toyohara Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) - “Jo reishiki-nai konrei no zu” 女礼(禮)式略図 (Wedding: Etiquette for Japanese Women) - 日本 - 1893(明治 26 年)
编号 84043883
编号 84043883
Original woodblock print pentaptych - Paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - 'Hotarugari Azuma fūzoku' 蛍狩當風俗 (Fashionable Firefly-hunting) - Japan - 1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1)
Utagawa kunisada changed the Toyokuni III from 1854.
Reasonable condition, most of the prints with glue/paper residue on the center (face). Possibly some restorations.
This ukiyo-e has glue marks on the face.
See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/476126
“Firefly hunting” written here does not really mean hunting fireflies, but means enjoying fireflies as a summer tradition.
Fireflies are also depicted in this work as a summer feature.
The signature says “Toyokuni-ga” 豊国画”.
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