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Kabuki Actors (two parts of a triptych)
Kunisada began his apprenticeship around 1800 under the master Toyokuni (1769 - 1825) and became one of his chief pupils. the Utagawa school specialized in actor prints. Kunisada is also known as Toyokuni III. During his life, he has had a few…
Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds)
From the series: Genji kumo shui 源氏雲拾遺 (Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji)
The kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in red makeup as Matsugae Sekinosuke holding a knife in front of a lakeside samurai pavilion. Poem inscribed above.
The fifth panel of a six panel composition, Furyu Mitate Rokkasen
A six-panel composition, each of which depicts an actor and a flower. The name rokkasen (containing the Chinese character for 'Flower') points to the "Six Best waka Poets" of the 9th century (= 'rokkasen'; the word contains the Chinese character for…
Accomplishments (Tashinami 嗜みき) from the Money Trees for Virtuous Women (Fukutoku kane no naru ki 婦久得金の成木) series
Hiroshige is known as the "artist of rain, snow, and mist." Born as Ando Tokutaro, he was to follow the career of his father as a fire watchman. In 1811, he was a pupil of Toyohiro. in 1812, he officially became accepted into the Utagawa school.…
Aido Shrine
Hiroshige is known as the “artist of rain, snow, and mist”. Born as Ando Tokutaro, he was to follow the career of his father as a fire watchman. In 1811, he was a pupil of Toyohiro. In 1812, he officially became accepted into the Utagawa School. …