UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI Original Woodblock Triptych 1848

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ume no Yoshibei (, left), Iwai Kumesaburô III as detsuchi Chokichi (??? , center), and Seki Sanjûrô III as Genbei Horino Genbei (, right). From the play: Tsumagasane Ume no Yoshibei. Date: 1st month of 1848 (censors Mera and Murata). (information from Kuniyoshi Project website). Each print adhered in the corners […]

Japanese Woodblock Print Bijin Keifuku-zu Toyokuni Ukiyo-e Ha Gashu No. 122

Formal Name: Bijin Keifuku-zu. A beautiful woman hangs a painting. Contents: 1 Wood block print A piece from the 1918 special edition of “Ukiyo-e Ha Gashu”. Year of publication: 1918. Size: 39×11 cm (15.5×4.4 inchi). Ukiyoe-Ha-Gashu is the first complete collection of Ukiyo-e in Japan that systematically contains handwritten Ukiyo-e. The first edition was published […]