Original woodblock print triptych – Paper – Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) – “Sakura Genji niwa yūkyō”櫻源氏庭遊興(Genji Spring garden entertainment)- Japan -1865(Genchi 1 period)

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Original woodblock print triptych – Paper – Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) – “Sakura Genji niwa yūkyō”櫻源氏庭遊興(Genji Spring garden entertainment)- Japan -1865(Genchi 1 period)

Utagawa kunisada changed the Toyokuni III from 1854.
The signature says “nanajukyusai(79 years old)Toyokuni e”七十九才豊国筆
Kunisada is a art work around the age of 64-65.
In this woodblock print, there are traces of pasting paper to fix the holes.

Utagawa Kunisada memo
Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III,was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.In his own time,his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries,Hokusai,Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.he took on Utagawa as a surname, and also used the surname Gototei 五渡亭( bunka 8 period to the end of Tenpo period),Kouchouou香蝶楼 ( Bunsei 10 period to the first Kaei),Nishikichorou錦朝楼,Yuusai雄斎 (bunka 9 period of), Kotoraisha 琴雷舎(bunka 10 period of), Kitaumedo北梅戸、Tomibozanjin富望山人,Tomoboan 富望庵, tōki-en桃樹園, Oukou応好, Gepparou 月波楼(bunka 8 period), Kioh喜翁 (Bunkyu 2period), Toyokuni豊国 Kunisadasha国貞, Hinashishi Toyokuni雛獅子豊国 , Ukiyo Matahira浮世又平