Original 1852 Toyokuni III Japanese Woodblock Print.

Original 1852 Toyokuni III Japanese Woodblock Print. (image 1/1)
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Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada) 1786-1864) The Actor Sawamura Sojuro IV. 1852. Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. Publisher: Kazusaya Iwakichi. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Oban tate-e, 26 x 36.5 cm Very good impression and colour. Condition generally very good, minor marks and flaws. No holes repairs. Nice clean back. Attractive oxidation to the blue robe. Compare with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Impression: /collections/object/ikuta-between-fujikawa-and-okazaki-actor-sawamura-s-j-r-iv-as-kajiwara-genta-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-the-t-kaid-road-t-kaid-goj-san-tsugi-no-uchi-here-called-t-kaid-477197 A series in which Kunisada marries famous actors in their roles with one of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. The choice of actor, role and landscape were carefully construed, and the puns and allusions often elude the viewer. This print shows the actor Sawamura Sojuro IV in the role of Kajiwara Genta. The station is Namata, between Fujikawa and Okazaki, and on the 'burnished' kimono there are three imprints of his actor crest (mon).
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