Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Woodblock Diptych of Kabuki Actors by Toyokuni III Utagawa, 1859

Description

Framed Japanese woodblock print from the Edo period.
Nishiki-e, ink and color on paper portraying kabuki actors from the Edo … more Framed Japanese woodblock print from the Edo period.
Nishiki-e, ink and color on paper portraying kabuki actors from the Edo period by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese 1786-1865).
Gallery label on verso.
In giltwood frame under glass.
Sight Height: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Sight Width: 19.5 inches / 49.53 cm

Provenance
Birmingham Art Gallery, Michigan
Collection of Sheldon and Heather Siegel

Exhibition
"Poetry in Print: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of the Saginaw Art Museum." Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts. Midland, Michigan, 2014. less