Description Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and polychrome color on hand laid (washi) paper. Sheet size: 25 x 37 cm (9.84 x 14.57 inch). Image size: 23 x 34 cm. (9.06 x 13.39 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. A few wormsize holes. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. UTAGAWA KUNISADA, ONOE KIKUGOR?, OTANI MONZ?, HEIJI KAGETAKA, HANSHICHI, KABUKI ACTOR PRINT, YAKUSHA-E, EDO PERIOD, 1825, BUNKA ERA, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT | PCO-EXPO-ASIAN BACKGROUND INFORMATION Actor print (yakusha-e), Edo, 1825. Reference: Engeki Hakubutsukan (Theatre Museum) Digital Collection. Biography engraver: Utagawa Kunisada I (1786-1864), also known as Toyokuni III, was one of the most prolific and commercially successful designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in Edo. A pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni I, he became the leading master of the Utagawa school and specialized in kabuki actor prints (yakusha-e), bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women), and illustrated books. His vibrant color prints and refined line work made him one of the dominant figures of 19th-century Japanese printmaking.
