Original woodblock print - Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) - "Tôsei fûzoku kô" 当盛風俗好 (Favorite Customs of the Present Day) - Japan - ca 1830-50
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Signature: 'Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga' 一勇斎国芳画
Title: "Tôsei fûzoku kô" 当盛風俗好 (Favorite Customs of the Present Day)
Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei (Hôeidô)
Date: ca 1830-50
Dimensions: 36.9 x 23.8 cm
Condition: Some small holes on the right side restored. Paper slightly discoloured. Trimmed.
Left sheet of a triptych. See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/246447
and Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/55050
A portrait of a beauty completed entirely in Prussian blue. Entering Japan from the West, the then expensive and exotic pigment sparked a wealth of inspiration for artists during the Edo period. Kuniyoshi presents a lady with her back turned to the viewer, revealing the sash of her kimono decorated with flying kites. The motif of her dress has associations with the Japanese festival of Children's Day traditionally celebrated in Spring. Sparsely placed, the upper half of her robe is adorned with two paulownia flowers.
- Oggetto
- Xilografia originale
- Tecnica
- Stampa a blocchi di legno policroma Nishiki-e (broccato)
- Materiale
- Carta Washi
- Periodo
- 1830-50 circa
- Regione/ Paese d'origine
- Giappone
- Artista/fabbricante
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
- Attribuzione
- Originale
- Tema/raffigurazione
- Kimono, bellezza
- Titolo dell'opera
- "Tôsei fûzoku kô" 当盛風俗好 (Favorite Customs of the Present Day)
- Condizioni
- In buone condizioni, vedi descrizione
- Dimensioni
- 36.9×23.8×0.1 cm