Original woodblock diptych by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) – Shumeno Hangan, Tamaori-hime and Renshô hôshi from” Imoseyama Onna Teikin” – Ukiyo-e – Japan

Description

Original woodblock diptych by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) – Shumeno Hangan, Tamaori-hime and Renshô hôshi from” Imoseyama Onna Teikin” – Ukiyo-e – Japan

Utagawa Toyokuni (歌川豊国)(1769-1825), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō (art-name) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints.
He was the second head of the renowned Utagawa school of Japanese woodblock artists, and was the artist who really moved it to the position of great fame and power it occupied for the rest of the nineteenth century.

Kabuki Actors and charactor
Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Shumeno Hangan
Iwai Kumesaburô VIII as Tamaori-hime (R)
Ichikawa Ebizô V as Renshô hôshi (L)

size : 355 × 248 mm

※This is Japanese paper so tears easily.

Please have a look at the photos for a better impression.