Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805

Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805

Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805
Depicts a beautiful courtesan (bijin) in traditional attire, rendered in the refined okubi-e (large-head) style that Toyokuni pioneered around 1800. Signed Toyokuni ga with publisher’s seal Kyorinsai han. Printed circa 1805 on handmade washi paper using natural pigments. Excellent color and condition with archival framing under UV-protective glass. Dimensions (framed): 24″ × 30″.
Utagawa Toyokuni I Portrait of a Courtesan Japanese Woodblock Print c. 1805