| Title: |
Portrait of a Nobleman with a Fan and a Flute |
| Artist: |
Kunisada I, Utagawa 'Toyokuni III' (Japan, 1786 - 1864) |
| Date: |
Between 1820 & 1827 |
| Medium: |
Original Japanese Woodcut |
| Note: |
Utagawa Kunisada I: Perhaps the best known printmaking
artist of his day, Kunisada apprenticed under Toyokuni. Kunisada's earliest
woodcuts date from 1809 and he quickly established himself as a master
of figure and character studies. Because of his chronological changes
of signatures, Kunisada's woodcuts are not difficult to date: his first
works were signed, 'Ichiyusai Kunisada', and bear the definite influence
of his master. About 1813, he began inscribing his woodcuts, 'Gototei
Kunisada', and from 1827, he adopted the 'go' or 'ga' suffix. Finally,
in 1844, he took his deceased master's name -- a not uncommon practice
in Japanese art -- and signed his works, 'Toyokuni'. |
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Generally, most of Kunisada's greatest woodcuts are
the full-length portrayals of men and women he created during the period
he signed with the name, 'Gototei Kunisada'. This is clearly seen in
this original woodcut which was published between 1820 and 1827. Portrait of a Nobleman with a Fan and a Flute is simply a masterpiece of line, color and movement
and represents the best of early nineteenth century Japanese art. Unfortunately,
woodcuts from this early period in such good condition as this original
example are quite scarce. |
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When the Western world first discovered the artistic
value of the Japanese woodcut (c. 1865) it was the designs of Kunisada
which primarily attracted the greatest attention. His superb use of
line, flattened perspective and colour influenced an entire legion of
European artists. Toulouse-Lautrec, Whistler, Van Gogh, Vuillard, Bonnard
and many others all owed a considerable deal to the splendid creations
of this Japanese master of the woodcut. |
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This original Utagawa Kunisada woodcut may well represent a leading member of the Minamoto clan as the crest or emblem (mon, kamon, mondokoro, monsho) , visible on the nobleman's kimono depicts the Sasarindo kamon, a design with five bamboo leaves below three gentian flowers (trumpet-shaped flowers with five petals). The prominent Minamoto clan of the Heian period led by the great warrior, Minamoto no Yoriitomo are descendants of the Imperial family. They are related to the Genji clan who are also descendants of the Imperial family, however the kamon for the Genji clan is the Wheel motif (wheel with eight spokes). During this period, it was not unusual, as it was often recognized as a class distinction, for family members to depicted the clan kamon or variations of it on their garments, household items, armours, and weapons. This is a striking, original example of the woodcut art of Utagawa Kunisada I. |
| Size: |
14 1/4 X 10 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Condition: |
Printed upon early nineteenth century Japanese mulberry
(rice) paper and with full margins as published before 1827. Containing
several small holes in both the upper and lower right corners else,
a brilliant, early impression bearing all the fine lines and colours
of an initial printing and in good condition throughout. Portrait of a Nobleman with a Fan and a Flute represents a superb example of the famous art of Kunisada
and of Japanese art from its Golden Age. |
| Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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| Utagawa Kunisada I 'Toyokuni III' (Japan, 1786 - 1864) |
| # |
Image |
Title & Artist |
Medium |
Date |
Notes |
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| 01.- |
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A Beautiful Woman from the Tale of Genji (Nise murasaki inaka genji) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1831 |
Publisher: Senkakudo |
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| 02.- |
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A Beautiful Woman in an Interior by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1849 - 1853 |
'Toyokuni' Signature, Publisher: Kichizo |
Sold |
| 03.- |
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Hana (Flowers) Kacho fugetsu no uchi (Series: Flowers, Birds, Wind & Moon) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1847 - 1851 |
Signed: Kochoro Toyokuni ga, Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi |
Sold |
| 04.- |
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A Nobleman in a Boat by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1820 - 1827 |
'Gototei Kunisada' Signature |
Sold |
| 05.- |
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A Pilgrimage to Mount Fuji by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1849 - 1853 |
'Toyokuni' Signature, Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo |
Sold |
| 06.- |
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A Seated Nobleman from the Tale of Genji (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1839 |
Publisher: Senkakudo |
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| 07.- |
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Actors Arashi Hinasuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Oboshi Rikiya Seated in Front of the Prayer Table |
Original Woodcut |
1847-1852 |
Signed: Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga, Publisher: Miyakozawa |
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| 08.- |
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Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Kincho's Son (Segare) Kinko, Seki Sanjuro III as Iyam (Playing Hagoita) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1856 |
Signed: Toyokuni ga, Publisher: Omiya Kyujiro |
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| 09.- |
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An Actor in The Role of a Warrior, Kabuki Play (Ichikawa Ebizo V as Shirafuji Genta) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1840 |
Signed: Gototei Kunisada ga, Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikich |
Sold |
| 10.- |
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An Autumn Stroll in a Garden Landscape by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1854 |
'Toyokuni' Signature |
Sold |
| 11.- |
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An Old Man and a Young Woman from the Tale of Genji (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) by Kunisada |
Two Original Woodcuts |
Between 1829 & 1842 |
Publisher: Senkakudo |
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| 12.- |
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Biwa-Hoshi On The Tokaido Road Near Maisaka: Sohitsu gojusan tsugi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by two Brushes) by Kunisada and Hiroshige |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1854 - 1857 |
Signed Hiroshige ga & Kunisada ga, Publisher: Maruya Kishuro |
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| 13.- |
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Narumi: Sohitsu gojusan tsugi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by two Brushes) by Kunisada and Hiroshige |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1854 - 1857 |
Hiroshige hitsu & Toyokuni ga (with Censor Seals), Publisher: Maruya Kishuro |
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| 14.- |
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Genji noryo no kei (Nobleman With a Fan, Banks of the Sumida River, Edo) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1861 |
Toyokuni' Signature, Publisher: Hiranoya |
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| 15.- |
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Portrait of a Nobleman with a Fan and a Flute by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
c. 1820 - 1827 |
'Gototei Kunisada' Signature |
Sold |
| 16.- |
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Princess Takiyasha-hime (The Beautiful Sorceress) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1850 |
'Toyokuni' Signature, Publisher: Sumiyoshiya Masagoro, of Yotsuya |
Sold |
| 17.- |
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Sangi Hitoshi (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu - A Pictoral Comentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
1845 |
Signed: Ichiyusai Toyokuni ga, Publisher: Sanoya Kihei |
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| 18.- |
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The Legend of The Nine Tailed Fox (Yamato Province: Fox (Kitsune) Tadanobu) by Kunisada I and Kunisada II |
Original Woodcut |
1845 |
Signed: Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga (within the main image); Toyokuni monjin Kunimasa ga (on the insert) Publisher: Aamitaya Kiyoyemon |
Sold |
| 19.- |
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Three Figures in a Winter Landscape (Travelers in the Snow) by Kunisada |
Original Woodcut |
c.1820 - 1827 |
'Gototei Kunisada' Signature |
Sold |
| 20.- |
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Yotsuya: Actor Bando Hikosaburo V as the Ghost of Oiwa (Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous) by Kunisada and Sadahide |
Original Woodcut |
1863 |
Signed: Toyokuni ga, (bottom right); & Tou ga (top); Sadahide ga (Bottom left), Publisher: Katoya Iwazo |
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