Edo Era (1852) Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige & Kunisada of Samurai (Kabuki Actor) and Chûshuntei Restaurant – Newly Framed

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Edo era Japanese woodblock print of Samurai (kabuki actor) and Chûshuntei Restaurant by Hiroshige and Kunisada from the series “Famous … Read more Edo era Japanese woodblock print of Samurai (kabuki actor) and Chûshuntei Restaurant by Hiroshige and Kunisada from the series “Famous Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tōto kōmyō kaiseki zukushi)”. Hiroshige and Kunisada collaborated on this series whereby Hiroshige designed the image of the restaurants and Kunisada the image of the kabuki actors. This print shows the Chûshuntei Restaurant at Daionji Temple and the kabuki actor as Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 ronin). This is an original antique print from 1852 and has been newly framed. This woodblock print can be found in the Ukiyo-E.org database.

ARTISTS:
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and together with Hokusai and Kuniyoshi one of the great masters of the art. Hiroshige is best known for his landscape series “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” and “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. European impressionist painters, such as Manet, Monet and Van Gogh, collected and closely studied Hiroshige's work. Vincent van Gogh, for instance, painted copies of some Hiroshige prints.

Utagawa Kunisada (1786 – 1864), also known as Toyokuni III, is considered one of the great masters of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and was by far the most popular, prolific and commercially successful woodblock print artist of the Edo era. During his five-decade long career, he was even more popular than his contemporaries Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. Kunisada is known for his prints of kabuki actors, plays, beautiful women (Bijin-Ga), sumo and Genji scenes. Kunisada was an apprentice of Toyokuni I (1769-1825). He signed his prints Kunisada until 1844, after which he adopted the name Toyokuni III. He collaborated with Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi on a number of series.

Condition: Good condition for age – some imperfections. Please note that antique and vintage artworks may have traces of time, stains, creases and fading due to age, so please review all photos.

Period: Edo – printed in 1852

Size: The image is 9.5” x 14” (vertical oban). Frame size 13” x 17”. See less