Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

1786-1865

Actors at the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Fujisawa, Oguri Hangan
([Yakusha mitate] Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi: Fujisawa, Oguri Hangan)

signed Toyokuni ga, carver's seal hori Take, publisher's seal Kichi, Iseya (Iseya Kanekichi), censor seals Mera and Watanabe, and date seal Ni-san (year of the rat [1852], 3rd month)

oban tate-e 14 3/4 by 10 1/4 in., 37.6 by 26 cm

The actor Bando Takesaburo I is in the role of Oguri Hangan from the play Sekai no hana Oguri gaiden (Worldly Flowers, an Oguri Anecdote). Fujisawa is the location of the gravesite of the historical 15th century warrior Oguri Hangan. A complementary print in this series depicts the beauty Okama, whose love he had to refuse due to his betrothal to the Princess Terute.

Reference:
Andreas Marks, Kunisada's Tokaido: Riddles in Japanese Woodblock Prints, 2013, p. 122, cat. T63-07

price: $550

kikumon

Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays by appointment only

Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email
kem@scholten-japanese-art.com
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
Visitors are asked to wear face masks and practice social distancing at their discretion.

site last updated
May 25, 2023

Scholten Japanese Art
145 West 58th Street, suite 6D
New York, New York 10019
ph: (212) 585-0474
fx: (212) 585-0475