WB Kunichika Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Kimono Fight Triptych
Title Kakojima Onna Suikoden. Date: Meiji 10 (1877). Condition: Holes, stains, rubbing, tears, lining. Size 73 x 36 cm. His aliases include Hanacho-rou, Ichiiyinsai, and Toyoharu-rou. After studying under Shunobu Toyohara and creating the original illustrations for hagoita oshie, he was introduced to Kunisada (Toyokuni III). He produced many yakusha oshibu-e (large head paintings of actors) and demonstrated his ability. In his later years, he produced many portraits of actors in the traditional style, often depicting a half of an actor standing alone on a series of three panels. The portrayal of facial features is characteristic of the Hagoita style.