The Pilgrimage Procession to Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa in the Eastern Capital by Kuniyasu

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Japanese Parade - Woodblock Print

Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川 国安) (Japan, 1794–1832). Japanese women, dressed in blue … Read more Japanese Parade - Woodblock Print

Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川 国安) (Japan, 1794–1832). Japanese women, dressed in blue and red kimonos, are the focal point. A village and trees can be seen in the near distance.

The Pilgrimage Procession to Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa in the Eastern Capital
東都浅草金龍山参詣行烈ノ図
Technique
Woodblock Print　
Date
文化−天保期（1815-42） 　

Signed " Kuniyasu" 文化−天保期（1815-42 in print.

Presented in a black frame.
Frame: 21"H x 35.5"W
Image: 14"H x 29"W

Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川 国安, 1794–1832) was a Japanese artist best known for his prints in the ukiyo-e style as a member of the Utagawa school.
Few details are known of Kuniyasu's life. He was born in 1794 and had the given name Yasugorō. His teacher was the Utagawa school master Toyokuni.
Kuniyasu's earliest surviving work is his illustrations to the book Hanashi no momochidori (噺の百千鳥). He illustrated about a hundred books throughout his career, and designed hundreds of stand-alone prints of beauties (bijin-ga) and actors (yakusha-e). Kuniyasu also used the art names Ippōsai and Nishikawa Yasunobu. He died at age 39 in the seventh month of 1832.
His work is held in the permanent collections of several museums worldwide, including the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the British Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Van Gogh Museum, the Cooper Hewitt, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See less