Original Japanese Wood Block Print Toyohara Kunichika c 1870 Kabuki Actor signed - $916 - (Tenants Harbor, ME)

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS CONTACT US FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE. (WE CAN COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY CLOSE WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER, AND CAN BE SENT IN ONE BOX. ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900) DIMENSIONS 9 ¾” X 13 ¾” sight size. 16 ¾” x 22” overall. DESCRIPTION Wonderful wood block print by Kunichika of the kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji in character as Koremori, ca. 1870. Shows the actor holding a fan in his left hand. Framed in a simple ebonized wood frame, matted and under glass. Toyohara Kunichika was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker,. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time. An alcoholic and womanizer, Kunichika also portrayed women deemed beautiful (bijinga), contemporary social life, and a few landscapes and historical scenes. He worked successfully in the Edo period, and carried those traditions into the Meiji period. To his contemporaries and now to some modern art historians, this has been seen as a significant achievement during a transitional period of great social and political change in Japan's history. CONDITION Overall excellent. No defects noted. A FINE KABUKI PRINT BY A WELL KNOWN JAPANESE MASTER ARTIST. All items shipped USPS priority mail. For payment, we accept PayPal, or Visa and MC (through PayPal). We will ship within two business day following receipt of the funds. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: We will ship internationally via US priority mail, with internet tracking. All items will be INSURED AND DECLARED AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE. Please do not ask us to insure or declare for less than the purchase price.

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