Toyokuni III,Triptych of "Ryogoku Yukei Hitome-senkin", 1855
Item No
#108000741
Item
Ukiyo-e(Story)
Artist
Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada)
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$300.00
Weight
0.01kg
size
width
75cm 29 1/2"
depth
37cm 14 1/2"
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Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865) who was also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III(He called himself Toyokuni II) was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.
He started out doing actor prints, the initial specialty of the Utagawa School, but eventually branched out into bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art). During his lifetime, he produced a vast number of prints (estimated by some sources to be more than 20,000).
This is triptych and to the upper left of the left piece the title of this work "Ryogoku Yukei Hitome-senkin" is shown and it means that seeing the scenery of the sinking sun is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
"Ichimokusenkin" was one of the programs of Kabuki and it was very popular word among the then people because Ishikawa Goemon who acted the part of a thief said lines in itsKabuki which were "What a superb view it is! The spring outlook is worth a thousand pieces of gold....".
Costumes of people shows that this work was created in early spring. Ryogoku that is across Sumida River from Nihonbashi where it was a center of Edo was a tourist attraction at that time.
Around a temple "Ekouin", various performances took place and, there were always crowded with thousands of people. Along the Sumida River the street were lined with many Japanese restaurants because of beautiful outlook.
Outside of Rokaku (multistoried building), the Ryogoku bridge on the right, the scenery of iNihonbashi side, and Sumida River with ships are nicely depicted. Viewers are able to feel its serene and beautiful atmosphere.
Below the title of this work, Rakkan (an article's sign and seal) Toyokuni is given. Kanin (changing seal) shows this was produced in December 1855.
Fine impression and color slightly soiled at the left corner
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