Color woodcut; size: 375 x 255 mm; signed Gototei (Kunisada used it until 1844), censor stamp kiwame. Printed during the artist's lifetime.
State of preservation: insect holes lined with paper. Paper overdevelopment, especially around the lower part of the graphic.
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Also known as Toyokuni III - One of the most popular and prolific Japanese artists of the 19th century. Kunisada was financially successful as a creator of woodcuts in the ukiyo-e style. He created in Edo, where he belonged to the Utagawa school, and was a student of Toyokuni I. He quickly became a true "star" of the Utagawa school, his master's right hand in book illustration. He created portraits of kabuki theater actors, portraits of women and landscapes
