Auction Catalog: Japanese Prints - 1002 Archive
Yoshitora Utagawa active ca. 1836-1880 - Beauty Yushide - Kabuki
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Beauty Yushide - Kabuki
by Yoshitora Utagawa active ca. 1836-1880
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$460 = €368 |
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| Title |
Beauty Yushide - Kabuki |
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-- one of the fine example of large-head actor prints -- |
| Artist |
Yoshitora Utagawa active ca. 1836-1880 |
| Description |
Bando Mitsugoro V (posthumous name of Bando Shuka I) is in the role of Shindo Saemon's daughter, Yushide. From an untitled series, sometimes referred to "Kinshodo-ban okubi yakusha-e", of the highest quality featuring large-head actor prints (yakusha okubi-e). The series was intended for 150 designs and to serve as the capstone to the aging Utagawa kunisada's career. They were released from 1860 to 1865. The publisher Ebisuya published 60 prints by Kunisada. Yoshitora made 12 designs, who joined the project in 1862 for undocumented reasons. |
| Signature |
Yoshitora. |
| Dated |
1862. |
| Publisher |
Kinshodo. |
| Medium/Technique |
Woodblock print. |
| Impression |
Excellent ... Wood grains visible on the background and on the robe. White collar embossed. |
| Colors |
Excellent ... Hair burnished. |
| Condition |
Very good ... Right margin is partially trimmed. Repaired binding holes on the right margin. Paper chain lines showing through slightly on front. |
| Format |
Oban tate-e |
| Width Item |
10.0 inches = 25.3 cm |
| Height Item |
14.6 inches = 37.2 cm |
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