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Ushi ([Hour of the] Ox) ([Hour of the] Ox) from the series Mitate juni toki no uchi (Parody of the - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan -  Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Ushi ([Hour of the] Ox) ([Hour of the] Ox) from the series Mitate juni toki no uchi (Parody of the - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)

Good condition. SEE: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1958-1006-2888 (The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate. Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.) Author: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: 豊原 国周; 30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yakusha-e, 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.

No. 83885209

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Ushi ([Hour of the] Ox) ([Hour of the] Ox) from the series Mitate juni toki no uchi (Parody of the - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan -  Edo Period (1600-1868)

Ushi ([Hour of the] Ox) ([Hour of the] Ox) from the series Mitate juni toki no uchi (Parody of the - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)

Good condition.

SEE: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1958-1006-2888
(The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate.
Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.)

Author:
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: 豊原 国周; 30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yakusha-e, 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.

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