Triptych - Paper - 1850-1900 - Utagawa Kunisada

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Original Japanese ukiyo-e triptych ōban tate-e woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), circa 1850–1900, depicting kabuki actors with calligraphic scrolls; overall size about 36 × 75 cm; in good condition with age-related wear and stains; from a private collection; not supplied with a stand; made in Japan.

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Original Japanese print (ukiyo-e, triptych format ōban tate-e) depicting several kabuki actors in a literary scene with calligraphic scrolls.
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞, later known as Toyokuni III)
Poetic gathering or kabuki scene with actors and calligraphies (yakusha-e)
• Period: Late Edo period, around 1840–1860.
• Publisher: unidentified (visible stamp)
Signature: Toyokuni ga, ('drawn by Toyokuni')
• Format: triptych (3 panels), approximately 36 × 75 cm in total.
• Technique: woodblock printing, polychrome printing (nishiki-e)

State

Good overall condition for a 19th-century print. Vivid colors and crisp printing.

Shipping from Japan

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Careful shipping, protected between rigid cartons, with an international tracking number.
Packaging suitable for paper artworks.

Original Japanese print (ukiyo-e, triptych format ōban tate-e) depicting several kabuki actors in a literary scene with calligraphic scrolls.
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞, later known as Toyokuni III)
Poetic gathering or kabuki scene with actors and calligraphies (yakusha-e)
• Period: Late Edo period, around 1840–1860.
• Publisher: unidentified (visible stamp)
Signature: Toyokuni ga, ('drawn by Toyokuni')
• Format: triptych (3 panels), approximately 36 × 75 cm in total.
• Technique: woodblock printing, polychrome printing (nishiki-e)

State

Good overall condition for a 19th-century print. Vivid colors and crisp printing.

Shipping from Japan

Shipping

Careful shipping, protected between rigid cartons, with an international tracking number.
Packaging suitable for paper artworks.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Utagawa Kunisada
Material
Paper
Country of Origin
Japan
Height
36 cm
Dynastic Style/Period
Late Edo period
Width
75 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Depth
1 mm
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Sold with stand
No
Estimated period
1850-1900
JapanVerified
Private

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